New Southbound Policy: The Role of the Yushan Forum

Engaging South, Southeast Asian countries, Australia, and New Zealand as a part of Taiwan’s foreign policy has been an important element of President Tsai Ing-Wen’s（蔡英文）agenda, the signs of which were evident even before she assumed the President’s office. Soon after she took charge, these policy priorities started to figure in foreign policy agenda with concrete actions following up quickly.