Taiwanese journalist Fausto Chou interviewed by Asharq News on Tsai Ing-wen's transition to the U.S.

Earlier, I participated in a live news program on Asharq News from Saudi Arabia, discussing President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to the United States. I think the Taiwanese president's visits to Central American allies and transit through the United States have occurred dozens of times since 1996. If President Tsai and Speaker McCarthy meet in California, it would be the third time a Taiwanese president has met with the Speaker of the House. These are not particularly newsworthy events.

John Kirby, the White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, also said earlier that this is an unofficial visit, and no meetings with US officials have been arranged for President Tsai. Moreover, President Tsai is not visiting Washington D.C. this time, so this transit through the United States is the same as previous ones and nothing extraordinary.

I also mentioned in the program that former President Ma Ying-jeou visited China and said during a meeting with the secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that "when I was president of Taiwan, the cross-strait in Taiwan was the most peaceful time. Yes, President Ma used the term "President of Taiwan," which is not allowed by the CCP, and I did not see President Ma being silenced. This is a diplomatic breakthrough of sorts.