President Tsai Ing-wen touts Taiwan’s CPTPP bid to visiting Canadian delegation｜Taiwan News

Ahead of president-elect Lai Ching-te’s inauguration ceremony on Monday, the government has unveiled the foreign guest list. A total of 51 delegations consisting of 508 foreign dignitaries will be attending the event. There will be eight heads of state hailing from Taiwan’s tiny band of formal diplomatic allies. The U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea are also sending representatives. As Canada is the rotating chair of the CPTPP commission this year, President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday told Canada’s visiting delegation that she hoped the North American nation would continue to use its influence to support Taiwan’s entry into the proposed global trade pact. Tsai Ing-wen President I am very happy to meet Chair Sgro before leaving office, and I also welcome all of our good friends from Canada who have come to Taiwan. Outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen warmly welcomed a Canadian parliamentary delegation and thanked the Canadian government for attaching importance and showing res