The top U.S. representative based in Taiwan says he expects bilateral ties to strengthen under President Donald Trump. Raymond Greene says he expects Washington to double down on supporting Taiwan's self-defense efforts and improving already robust trade ties.
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00:00Taiwan-U.S. ties will only get stronger under Donald Trump, says the top U.S. envoy in Taiwan, Raymond Greene.
00:08Speaking to local Liberty Times newspaper, Greene says he expects Washington to double down on supporting Taiwan's self-defense and boost already strong trade ties.
00:19Greene says Taiwan is the U.S.'s seventh largest trading partner, and there's room for supply chains to grow stronger and more resilient.
00:27But he also said he hopes Taiwan's partisan legislature can come together to increase Taiwan's defense budget and for the country to stabilize its energy supply.