President Tsai Ing-wen has set off on a 12-day state visit that will take her to four Caribbean allies. She will transit in New York and Denver. Today, prior to takeoff, the president said her mission would be to clearly convey the values that Taiwan stands for: freedom, democracy, and sustainability. Before leaving, she invited her friends on Line to partake in a mission of their own. She shook hands with ambassadors one by one before setting off on her “Journey of Freedom, Democracy, and Sustainability.”Tsai Ing-wenPresidentDemocracy, freedom, and sustainability. These are the Taiwan values that we want to share with our friends around the world. Taiwan will resolutely defend democracy. Our hard-won democracy is now facing threats from and infiltration by external forces. Democratic nations worldwide are facing these challenges together.On this trip, the president is joined by her office’s secretary-general Chen Chu and Vice Legislative Speaker Tsai Chi-chang. Before boarding, she turned to wave to the press. On the plane, she hit record on her phone and sent out a message on her official Line account.Tsai Ing-wenPresidentDuring this journey, I have a mission to entrust to you all. Please reply now with the words “time-sensitive mission” and I will provide instructions.Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to invite three Line friends to add the president’s official account. The prize for completing the challenge is a badge for your profile. Once added, Tsai’s account will be a firsthand source of news on her diplomatic activities. Over the next 12 days, voters will be kept up-to-date with dispatches from abroad.
