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US looks forward to
strengthening ties with Taiwan: AIT
By Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporter
The US looks forward to furthering bilateral relations with Taiwan after the USˇ¦
57th presidential election concluded on Tuesday, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)
acting director Brent Christensen said yesterday.
ˇ§The US-Taiwan relationship is an important one. And the efforts with which we
nourish that relationship transcend party lines. We look forward to continue
deepening of the US-Taiwan relationship under our next presidential
administration,ˇ¨ he said.
Christensen spoke to hundreds of guests at a US presidential election ˇ§result
viewingˇ¨ event in Taipei while the vote count was ongoing.
ˇ§The democratic process is a critical element of democracy and we have seen
[the] successful demonstration of that process in both Taiwan and the US this
year. The elections in the US, as well as in Taiwan earlier this year, were
obviously extremely close,ˇ¨ he said.
Christensen said the hard fought race between US President Barack Obama and
Republican candidate Mitt Romney was a great illustration of the free and fair
nature of the US elecotral process.
ˇ§This democratic process is an important value that the US and Taiwan share. We
congratulate both candidates on the success of this race and on this election
process,ˇ¨ he said.
Later yesterday, following confirmation of Obamaˇ¦s victory, AIT spokesperson
Sheila Paskman said: ˇ§With the re-election of President Obama, we expect things
to continue as they are at this time. We donˇ¦t expect any dramatic changes in
US-Taiwan relations.ˇ¨
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