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U.S.-Taiwan Ties Celebrated on Washington’s Capitol Hill
In keeping with a surge in interest in all things Taiwan, yesterday Washington’s Capitol Hill hosted the launch of Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan, a booklet summarizing U.S.-Taiwan relations. The event held in the Rayburn Building of the House of Representatives drew Taiwan Congressional Caucus leaders from both chambers, Taiwan’s deputy representative in Washington, and a total of about 100 friends and supporters of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, reflecting the degree to which support for Taiwan has become a unifying cause.
The reception was on behalf of a small publication that speaks volumes about a relationship which has come to be appreciated as central to peace and prosperity in East Asia. The East-West Center (EWC) is an education and research organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, which produced Taiwan Matters for America with the research support of the American Chamber in Taiwan (AmCham).
Taiwan Matters is the latest in a series of monographs published by the EWC that highlight the economic, security, people-to-people, and various other relations between the U.S. and its partners in the Indo-Pacific. It contains data and stories demonstrating how important America and Taiwan are to one another. Beyond economics and political matters, it chronicles educational exchanges and other programs that bolster mutual understanding.
“AmCham Taiwan was honored to play a small part in bringing this compact but information-rich volume into print,” noted chamber Senior Adviser Don Shapiro, who flew to Washington for the event. “Given the breadth and depth of Taiwan’s contributions to public health, democratic practice, youth education and technological advancement in the past few years, alone, Taiwan Matters for America is a timely assessment of an important U.S. partner and global player.”
Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan can be viewed online at https://asiamattersforamerica.org/taiwan/publications. Hard copies are available from AmCham Taiwan upon request.
For more information, please contact:
Lily Kuan
Phone: (02) 2718 8226 #627
E-mail: [email protected]
Chinese
東西方中心與台灣美國商會就美臺連結發表聯合著作
《臺美夥伴緊密相連》
（2022 年 9 月 21 日）隨著國際對臺灣的關注顯著提升，今天在美國眾議院雷伯恩大樓舉行了東西方中心與台灣美國商會聯合出版的《臺美夥伴緊密相連》（Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan, TMFA）發布會，吸引了來自美國國會臺灣連線的民主黨及共和黨領袖、駐美國台北經濟文化代表處王良玉副代表，與智庫領導人等共約100 位嘉賓出席，反映了美國對臺灣的支持已經成為一個高度共識。
隨著《臺美夥伴緊密相連》的發布，同時代表臺灣被視為東亞和平與繁榮的核心。美國東西方中心（East-West Center, EWC）是一個位於夏威夷檀香山的教育及研究機構，並在華盛頓特區設有辦事處，在台灣美國商會的支持下進行臺灣事務研究。《臺美夥伴緊密相連》是東西方中心出版的系列專著中最新一冊，這系列作品凸顯出美
國與其印太地區夥伴之間經濟、安全、民間交流以及其他各類關係，《臺美夥伴緊密相連》中列舉大量的數據資料、事實陳述、圖表和故事，用以說明美國和臺灣對彼此的獨特重要性，並介紹美臺關係的幾個不同面向。除了經濟和政治，也涵蓋了諸如雙方教育交流或其他加深對彼此認識的項目等。
台灣美國商會資深顧問沙蕩（Don Shapiro）代表商會出席本次在華府的發布會，他指出：「台灣美國商會很榮幸能參與編撰這本精簡但豐富的專著，尤其臺灣憑藉著過去幾年中在公共衛生、民主實踐、青年教育和科技進步領域的貢獻，已成為美國的重要夥伴及國際要角，《臺美夥伴緊密相連》及一起發布的相關資料即能佐證說明。」
《臺美夥伴緊密相連》已開放線上閱讀：https://asiamattersforamerica.org/taiwan/publications，也歡迎您與台灣美國商會聯繫，索取印刷發行本。
媒體聯絡人
關俐麗Lily Kuan
政府及公共事務代理總監
[email protected]
