例如友邦海地總統日前不幸遇刺身亡，國民黨江啟臣主席在第一時間透過推特關心，也透過信函向海地政府與人民表達哀悼與慰問之意；又如，美國在台協會台北辦事處酈英傑(William Brent Christensen)處長、德國在台協會王子陶(Thomas Prinz)處長、俄莫斯科台北經濟文化協調委員會駐台代表處白樂賢(Sergey Petrov)代表等人即將任滿離職，因為疫情所限，江主席均透過電話或親筆信函致意，除對他們於任內深化與中華民國關係所做的努力，表達肯定與感謝之外，也期待兩國間及雙方人民間的實質關係，能在既有基礎上持續邁進。

在本身是國際關係學者的江主席帶領下，國民黨繼四月參與國際民主聯盟(IDU)線上論壇、擔任專題演講人後，六月初，江主席在黨務主管的陪同下，透過視訊會議，與多位我國留美政治學者就美國拜登政府的對外政策、兩岸互動等問題交換意見。本月上旬，江主席亦在海外部協助下，與美南支部的僑胞黨員視訊座談，氣氛熱烈。

六月中旬，江主席還在身兼董事長的國政基金會安排下，與美、日的學者與前官員舉行線上座談，針對當前印太區域情勢與重要議題進行交流。

另基於防疫考量，原本由國際部定期舉辦的實體國際民主沙龍活動暫停，改自七月份開始，密集規劃一系列的線上論壇、演講與工作坊，主題涵蓋日本的東協政策與台灣、東南亞情勢發展與台灣、南亞議題、拜登政府對外政策及台美關係前瞻等，參加者除國際部與國政基金會人員之外，也分別邀請到國內外相關的學者專家或政黨人士。

江主席表示，「國民黨重新啟程、再創中興的根本是人，有了人才可能有好的想法和作法，而且國民黨應該積極讓國際知道我們在做什麼、為什麼對外國有利，缺少資源與疫情絕對打不倒國民黨在國際事務重整旗鼓的決心」。

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KMT: We Will Persistently Let the International Community Hear the Different Voices Coming from Taiwan

The Kuomintang (KMT) stated today (July 13^th) that although the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is still up in the air, many in-person events are still suspended or cancelled altogether. However, in order to persistently let the international community know that Taiwan still has many different voices and opinions, the KMT will increase the frequency of its international-related activities, and thereby increase the agility and flexibility of the KMT’s diplomatic affairs.

For example, when the president of our ally Haiti was sadly assassinated last week, KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang immediately tweeted his condolences and wrote a letter expressing grief and sympathy to the government and people of Haiti. In another example, when representatives such as American Institute in Taiwan’s Taipei office Director William Brent Christensen, German Institute Taipei Director General Dr. Thomas Prinz, and Russia’s Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission on Economic and Cultural Cooperation Representative Sergey Petrov were about to fulfill their tenures and leave office, Chairman Chiang called or wrote them all wishing them the best due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic; in addition to recognizing and thanking them for their efforts to deepen ties with the Republic of China (ROC) during their tenure, the Chairman also expressed his hopes that their countries and their people would maintain substantive relations with us, and that we would all be able to continue forging ahead by building upon existing foundations.

 

Furthermore, under the leadership of Chairman Chiang, who is himself a scholar of international relations, the KMT participated in the International Democrat Union online forum this past April, where the Chairman gave a speech. In early June, Chairman Chiang, accompanied by party officials, also exchanged ideas via video conference about the United States (US) Biden administration’s foreign policy, cross-Strait interaction, and other topics with numerous Taiwan scholars in the US. Finally, early this month, Chairman Chiang, with the assistance of the KMT Department of Overseas Affairs, video chatted with overseas KMT members from the American South Branch; the mood was warm and enthusiastic.

 

In mid-June, Chairman Chiang, who doubles as Chairman of the National Policy Foundation (NPF), held a meeting, arranged by the NPF, via video chat with US and Japanese scholars and former officials regarding the present-day situation in and other important topics on the Indo-Pacific region.

Also, due to pandemic prevention considerations, the KMT Department of International Affairs’ (DIA) originally planned international democracy salons were temporarily suspended. In July, the DIA has intensively planned a series of online forums, speeches, and workshops, with subjects ranging from Japan’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) policy; the development of Taiwan and Southeast Asian; and other topics regarding Taiwan, South Asia, the Biden administration’s foreign policy, as well as Taiwan-US relations. Participants, in addition to DIA and NPF personnel, also included both domestic and international scholars, specialists, and individuals from various political parties.

Chairman Chiang stated, “The KMT is reinventing itself with the right people who are bringing about this resurgence. With the right talent, we will have productive ways of thinking and productive ways of doing things. Moreover, the KMT should proactively let the international community know what we’re doing and how we can help foreign nations. Neither lack of resources nor a global pandemic can topple the KMT’s determination to make a comeback on the international stage.”