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Guam and Taiwan Champion Warming Ties in Landmark Visit
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5/27/2025
Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero is visiting Taiwan for the first time, meeting with President Lai Ching-te to deepen ties in health care, tourism and regional security. The two emphasized a strong connection in shared Austronesian roots.
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Here at Taiwan's Presidential Office, in the heart of the capital Taipei, Taiwan's
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President Lai Ching-da is welcoming the Governor of Guam, a US territory in the Pacific. It's
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Governor Lu Leong Guerrero's first visit to Taiwan since she took office. The island
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of Guam, about 2,700 kilometres away, is the closest US territory to Taiwan, and is also
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home to one of the largest US military bases in the region. While Taiwan and the US do
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not have official diplomatic ties, a visit like this carries weight. Taiwan depends on
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the US's support to counter China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and threatens
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to take by force. The US's deterrence in this region depends on the strategically located
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island of Guam.
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I share the same belief that we, in collaboration, cooperation and support and working with each
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other, we can gain prosperity, continue our freedom and democracy, and live in peaceful,
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deserving life.
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Lai and Guerrero highlighted shared Austronesian roots, cooperation in healthcare and education,
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and said they plan to boost tourism and flights between the two islands.
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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-da has made bolstering ties with the Pacific a priority of his presidency.
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Last year, he spent a week visiting friends and allies there, including Guam, touting shared
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histories and values. This visit, another demonstration of how Lai is looking east towards the Pacific,
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as he counters China's claims over his country.
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Lee Sin-chen and Rick Lauert in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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