On the 22nd, the new head of Taiwan's parliament, Legislative Councilor Han Yu, who is seen as ``accommodating to China,'' met with Chairman Gallagher, the head of the Special Committee on China in the U.S. House of Representatives, who is known as a hard-liner on China. , and exchanged opinions on the situation in the Taiwan Strait, etc.
In Taiwan, the Legislative Yuan of the National Assembly was reelected last month at the same time as the presidential election, and Mr. Han, who belongs to the largest opposition party, the Kuomintang, has been serving as the president of the Legislative Yuan since this month.
On the 22nd, Mr. Han met with Mr. Gallagher, who led a bipartisan group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives to Taiwan.
The meeting was held behind closed doors, and according to the Legislative Yuan, Han said, ``On behalf of the Taiwanese people, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the United States, which has strongly supported Taiwan's security for 70 years.I hope that Taiwan and the United States will continue to work together.'' "I hope that peace will be maintained in the Taiwan Strait," he said.
The two leaders reportedly had an in-depth exchange of views on the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the role of the Legislative Yuan, and the battles between the ruling and opposition parties.
The Nationalist Party will take control of the Legislative Yuan, which deliberates on bills and budget proposals, and it is likely that Mr. Lai of the Democratic Progressive Party, who will become president in May, will be forced to manage the government harshly as a minority ruling party.
Against this backdrop, it is possible that during this meeting, Mr. Gallagher, who is known as a hard-liner on China, urged Mr. Han, who is seen as ``accommodating toward China,'' to encourage the ruling and opposition parties to cooperate on issues such as increasing Taiwan's defense spending. There is also.