Former Polish president, ex-Fijian PM to speak at Yushan ForumStaff writer, with CNAFormer Polish President Lech Walesa and former Fijian prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry are among the foreign guests set to attend an annual international forum in Taipei, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced yesterday. An image featuring theme of this year’s Yushan Forum is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Screen grab from Yushan Forum’s Web sitePresident William Lai (賴清德) and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) will both speak at the forum on Monday, MOFA added. This year’s forum will be held under the theme “Indo- Pacific Partnership Prospects: Taiwan’s Values, Technology, and Resilience,” aimed at promoting regional collaboration through solutions “based on Taiwan’s values and incorporating technology and resilience,” according to the forum’s website. The Yushan Forum, launched in 2017, aims to strengthen Taiwan’s exchanges with partners under the New Southbound Policy, which was introduced by then-president Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in 2016 to boost trade, investment and people-to-people ties with 18 countries in ASEAN, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Source: Taipei Times March 15, 2026 17:12 UTC