Vice President Lai and envoys of various countries promote “Shrimp Fishing Diplomacy”

The Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) invited the Director of American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) - Sandra Oudkirk (孫曉雅), the representative of the Taipei Office, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association - Hiroyasu Izumi (泉裕泰) and his wife, and representatives from the United States, Japan, Australia, Britain, and India in Taiwan, and their wives to experience the special leisure activity in Taiwan - Shrimp Fishing.

It is hoped that through this activity, representatives from various countries will be able to understand Taiwan’s local cultures more. At the same time, the activity also shows our gratitude for vaccine donations from Japan and the United States.

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Lai Qingde thanked the United States and Japan for donating Taiwan vaccines again. (Photo / Provided by the Presidential Palace)

After Vice President Lai gave an address to welcome all representatives and their wives. Everyone experienced the fun of shrimp fishing together after the owner of zhishan Shrimp Fishing Farm (至善釣蝦場), Lin Cong Ming (林聰明), gave instructions on how to fish. The whole activity had enjoyable vibes.

At the end of the event, Vice President Lai also awarded the "Golden Rod Award" to the Indian representative in Taiwan, Gourangalal Das (戴國瀾), who got the most number of shrimps. The whole group had a meal of grilled shrimps together afterward.

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Envoys of various countries in Taiwan experience Taiwan's local culture activity. (Photo / Provided by the Presidential Palace)

The distinguished guests participated in include the Director of American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) - Sandra Oudkirk (孫曉雅), the representative of the Taipei Office, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association - Hiroyasu Izumi (泉裕泰) and his wife, the representative of the Australian Office in Taipei - Jenny Bloomfield (露珍怡), President of the Indian-Taipei Association - Dai Guo Lan (戴國瀾) and her wife, and the representative of the British Office Taipei - John Dennis (鄧元翰).