Taiwan wants to strengthen ties with India’s new govt after elections – official

Taiwan will strengthen ties with India’s new government, including more official visits, a top official of the self-ruled island said on Wednesday.

After India’s general election results on May 23, the two countries will strengthen trade and cultural ties, Chung Kwang Tien, the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, told Reuters.

The center in the Indian capital operates as a de facto embassy, helping Indian and Taiwanese companies to expand business ties.

That policy could further test New Delhi’s relationship with Beijing, which protested against the 2017 visit of a three-member Taiwan parliamentary delegation to India.