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Taiwan is working to strengthen “substantive” relations with the US, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday when asked about the future of the relationship following comments from prominent US politicians calling for closer ties between the two nations. Formal diplomatic recognition “admittedly cannot be achieved overnight,” but “we take strengthening the substantive relationship between the two sides as our greatest effort at present,” Su told a hearing at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. He was responding to a question from Taiwan People’s Party Legislator Chiu Chen-y...

NOT OVERNIGHT: Su Tseng-chang told legislators that establishing diplomatic or other formal ties with the US would ‘come naturally when the conditions are ripe’By Su Yung-yao and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA

BE PRACTICAL: Mike Pompeo’s comments on Taiwanese sovereignty surprised William Stanton, who said that Taipei should decide if such statements are helpful/ Staff Writer, with CNA

Practical measures of support for Taiwan by the US government are more important than diplomatic recognition of the country, former director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) William Stanton said on Saturday at a forum in Taipei. Stanton said that he does not foresee any major changes in the US’ engagement with Taiwan, which is why he was surprised when former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo in Taiwan earlier this month called for the US to recognize Taiwan as a “free and sovereign country.” “Setting aside whether secretary of state Pompeo had ever proposed this to [former US...