關於 taiwan democracy ranking ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

【追求百分之百的言論自由】

大家好，今天過得好嗎？

你知道嗎？今天(4/7)是 #言論自由日，是屬於台灣的特別日子。

「言論自由日」是為了紀念「自由時代週刊」創辦人鄭南榕。正因為有先人前仆後繼的犧牲抗爭、烈士義無反顧的奮鬥，#民主 和 #言論自由 才能昇華為一般民眾的日常。

今日的台灣，獲得 #自由之家 #2021年全球自由度調查報告 評比自由度 #亞洲第2；目前派駐在台灣的國際媒體，從去年1月至今年3月底為止新增21家，共39名首次來台駐點的國際媒體記者，包括美國 #紐約時報、#華盛頓郵報、#華爾街日報、#BBC 等國際重要媒體，儼然成為 #自由民主燈塔。

但是，就在我們不遠的地方，仍有言論自由受到法令的箝制、人身自由受到禁錮，迫害少數民族甚至還是進行式，我們深深的瞭解，言論自由得來不易，也熱切盼望與 #理念相近國家，一同努力，將言論自由這樣的基本人權與普世價值和世界友人共享。

今天，值得我們紀念；言論自由，則屬於所有人擁有。

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As well as being #WorldHealthDay, in #Taiwan April 7 is #FreedomOfExpressionDay, commemorating the contributions of #NylonDeng and the Freedom Era Weekly magazine, which he kept open despite pressure from the authoritarian government of the time. His tragic story, however, could not be more relevant today, with the curtailing of whistle-blower doctors’ #FreedomOfSpeech with regard to the COVID-19 outbreak that led to the pandemic spiraling out of control.

#Taiwan has come a long way since the authoritarian era, ranking as the second freest country in Asia in the recently published Freedom in the World 2021 report by Freedom House and with international media outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the BBC posting correspondents here. If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that government #transparency and #democracy are as important in containing its spread as PPE and social distancing. We will continue to work with like-minded partners around the world to forward civil liberties and #FreedomOfExpression to counter the expansion of authoritarianism.

【外交部 Dr. Wu 中興大學開課啦👨‍🏫】

#外交部 吳部長3月26日應 國立中興大學法政學院邀請，參與10周年系列演講「法政論壇」，以 #台美關係與外交工作經驗談 為題，向校內師生演講。

吳部長金句不斷，就讓我們一同來看看吧❗️

📗外交策略：廣交朋友

吳部長提到，台灣外交的挑戰，尤其是軍事威脅、外交空間的壓縮、國內穩定安全的考量，最大的挑戰還是來自對岸，因此外交工作最重要的目標，就是結交更多的好朋友，透過結合 #友邦 及 #理念相近 的國家，與 #美國🇺🇸 #日本🇯🇵 #歐盟🇪🇺 #澳洲🇦🇺 #紐西蘭🇳🇿，以及 #加拿大🇨🇦等國家，積極努力，開拓國家間信賴關係。

📗互信基礎，得來不易

經過4-5年的努力，可以看到我國與美國、歐洲國家關係有著長足的進展，但是這樣的互信基礎，得來不易，也因為如此，我們與國際政要高層的對話，不應拿來媒體炒作，要真正談出成果時，讓民眾知道外交部真的讚👊。

📗台美合作，日益密切

台灣與美國近年來透過 #台美教育合作倡議 建立的華語教育的溝通平台，所以我們與哈佛大學簽約，並且邀請政界人士來台學習華語，另外透過 #台美經濟繁榮夥伴對話 深化經濟合作關係，以及 #全球合作暨訓練架構 (GCTF)使得台灣成為國際間 #非傳統安全 重要的核心。

📗爭取瞭解，獲得支持

沒有一個國家有義務支持台灣，我們必須主動積極去說服國際社會，台灣是可以信任的好夥伴，以及台灣對國際社會是正面的貢獻。並且要讓國際社會瞭解台灣身處對抗 #威權主義 擴張的第一線，要是失去台灣，就是失去重要的民主堡壘。

📌美國拜登總統上任之前，美國這樣稱呼我們
🔸Democratic success story 民主成功的故事
🔸A reliable partner 一個可信賴的夥伴
🔸A force for good in the world 世界良善的力量

📌拜登政府上任後，美國這樣形容我們
🔸A leading democracy 民主的領頭羊
🔸A critical economic and security partner 關鍵經濟和安全夥伴

除了外交部的努力，也需要台灣社會共同認知，才有今天的成果，也鼓勵參與演講的同學們，未來加入外交部的行列！

#部長說跟外館時差關係外交部常常加班
#加班啦哪次不加班

MOFA’s Dr Joseph Wu was in session yesterday, giving a talk on his experiences of diplomatic efforts in the #Taiwan-#US relationship on invitation from National Chung Hsing University in a series of lectures held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the university’s College of Law and Politics. We’ve summarized some of the highlights for you below!

🔹Diplomatic Strategies: Make a lot of friends.

The biggest challenges for Taiwan in its diplomacy, according to Minister Wu, are those brought by the cross-strait issue, specifically the military threat to Taiwan, the attempt to shut down Taiwan’s opportunities for international diplomacy, and domestic security concerns. For this reason, one of the biggest objectives of Taiwan’s diplomatic strategy has been to make a broad range of good friends, building trust with diplomatic allies and like-minded countries and regions, such as the US, Japan, the EU, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

🔹Building hard-won trust:

After 4-5 years of effort, we’ve seen significant progress in our relationship with the US and European countries, but this foundation of trust was hard won, and because of this, our discussions with top-ranking foreign leaders should not be taken as media fodder so that real results can be derived from these discussions. That way, the public can be reassured that the ministry is doing its job well.

🔹Ever-closer ties in Taiwan-US cooperation:

Through the Taiwan-US Education Initiative we’ve established a communication mechanism for Mandarin education programs, signed an agreement with Harvard University, and invited many figures from the political world to study Mandarin in Taiwan. Through the Taiwan-US Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, we’ve also strengthened our economic cooperation, and the Global Cooperation and Training Framework has transformed Taiwan into a hub for the management of non-traditional security issues.

🔹Seeking understanding and gathering support:

No country has a duty to help Taiwan, so we must be proactive in convincing the international community that Taiwan is a trustworthy partner and that it has a positive contribution to make within this international community.
We must also get the international community to understand that Taiwan is on the front line in the fight against authoritarian expansionism, and that if Taiwan is lost, an important #BeaconOfDemocracy is lost with it.

Before US President Joe Biden took office, the US referred to Taiwan as a “democratic success story”, “a reliable partner” and “a force for good in the world.”

Since President Biden took office, the US has referred to Taiwan as “a leading democracy” and “a critical economic and security partner.”

In closing, Minister Wu stated that the successes achieved are not solely a result of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ efforts, but also of a common belief held by society in Taiwan, and he encouraged the students at the talk to join the ministry’s ranks in the future.

#RealFriends #RealProgress

【台灣🇹🇼完全民主 亞洲第一🥇】

英國 #經濟學人 The Economist
所屬機構 #經濟學人資訊社EIU
公布2020年 #民主指數
評比167國中
台灣排名亞洲第一 👊

經濟學人報導特別指出
本次評比亮點 #StarPerformer 就是 #台灣
這座 #亞洲民主燈塔
從上次31名提升到本次11名
首度晉升為完全民主(full democracy)
顯示出 #堅韌之島 的特質

一直以來
台灣秉持自由的信念
堅定民主的道路

未來也會
繼續與友邦和 #理念相近國家 攜手
持續為這片熱愛的土地奮鬥

媒體報導 ▶️ http://econ.st/3rnT2pz
完整報告 ▶️ http://bit.ly/3rAZYA3

This year #Taiwan was named a “StarPerformer” in its score and global ranking in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index, moving up 20 places from 31st to 11th, and being upgraded to “#FullDemocracy.” Despite the bad year it’s been for #democracy around the world, Taiwan is proud to be on the front-lines of the push for progress and we’ll continue to work with like-minded partners to ensure the voices of all peoples are heard!

“The star performer, measured by the change in both its score and rank, was Taiwan, which was upgraded to a 'full democracy' after rising 20 places in the global ranking from 31st to 11th. Taiwan went to the polls in January 2020, and a strong voter turnout, including among young people, demonstrated the resilience of its democracy.”

You can read the article in The Economist here: http://econ.st/3rnT2pz

And download the full EIU report here: http://bit.ly/3rAZYA3