A delegation of U.S. defense experts from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day trip. The delegation, led by former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger, is scheduled to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) along with her national security and foreign policy advisors, which include National Security Council’s deputy secretary Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) and deputy foreign minister Roy Lee Chun (李淳).
The foreign ministry says the FDD delegation will provide policy recommendations on the topics of global and regional security, as well as national defense. Spokesperson for the foreign ministry Liu Yung-chien (劉永健) says Taiwan is on the democratic frontline fighting the authoritarian expansion, and is working with like-minded countries to handle the threats.
Former Israeli national security advisor Jacob Nagel and the FDD’s executive director Mark Dubowitz are also part of the delegation.