INTERVIEW/Taiwan's top diplomat lays out plan to secure remaining alliances
10/11/2024 06:26 PM
Well aware that Taiwan has lost 10 formal diplomatic allies since 2016, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) laid out a new plan Friday to keep the country's 12 remaining allies in the fold by further helping them develop and prosper.
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