Annette Lu
Annette Lu

Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.

Annette Lu
Annette Lu

Taiwan is democratic.

Annette Lu
Annette Lu

Taiwan's democracy has grown very fast and we enjoy a certain degree of freedom, as other developed democracies like the United States.

Annette Lu
Annette Lu

Taiwan and China are related ethnically and close neighbors geographically. There's no reason to resent or to fight against each other.

Annette Lu
Annette Lu

In 2005, I founded the Democratic Pacific Union, an international organization of 28 democratic countries to promote democracy, peace and prosperity in the Pacific region.