President Lai Ching-te met with Nikki Haley, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, as she completes her first trip to Taiwan. She remarked on the importance of standing with Taiwan's democracy and discussed preparing a plan to get ahead of any potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. At a conference earlier in the week, Haley remarked that the United Nations needs to stop ignoring Taiwan and prepare to welcome the country as a full member nation.
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00:00President Lai Ching-te has met with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki
00:05Haley as she completes her first trip to Taiwan.
00:09This is a time where we need to be vigilant.
00:11We can't wait to see if China invades Taiwan.
00:15We need to get in front of the situation now.
00:18We need to strengthen our alliances.
00:20We need to come up with a plan.
00:22And we need to know exactly what our message is going to be to the world.
00:27Haley focused her remarks on what she called the moral clarity of supporting Taiwan.
00:32In his address, President Lai said that Taiwan aims to stand with democracies globally.
00:37At an Indo-Pacific security conference in Taipei earlier in the week, Haley said the
00:41United Nations should stop ignoring Taiwan and welcome the country as a full member.