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U.S. senators backs HFX plan to honor Taiwan s president at forum
04/30/2021 05:46 PM
Senator Robert Menendez (right) and James Inhofe. CNA file photo
Taipei, April 30 (CNA) Two U.S. senators who are also co-chairs of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, sent joint letters to Canada s top leaders on Tuesday to express their support for awarding Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX). Since her election in 2016, President Tsai continues to promote democratic values in the face of Chinese aggression, said Senator Robert Menendez and James Inhofe in the letters addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan.
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US senators Robert Menendez and James Inhofe, who cochair the US Senate Taiwan Caucus, on Tuesday sent joint letters to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan to express their support for awarding a prize to President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) at the Washington-based Halifax International Security Forum (HFX). Their support comes after Politico reported that the Canadian government allegedly warned the forum’s organizers that it would withdraw funding if they award Tsai the John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service during the forum’s annual summit in November. Pressed by Canadian lawmakers to comment on the matter, Trudeau on April 14 said that the Canadian “government has supported and provided funding to the Halifax Security Forum throughout our time in office, and the minister has participated every year and will continue to” do so.
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