Taiwan president tells Indiana governor that democratic allies must stand together

FILE PHOTO: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a meeting with U.S. Senator Ed Markey and other members of the U.S. congressional delegation (not pictured) at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan in this handout image released August 15, 2022. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told the visiting governor of the U.S. state of Indiana on Monday that Taiwan and the United States are key security and economic allies in the Indo-Pacific region and democratic allies must stand together.

Tsai made the comments in a meeting with Governor Eric Holcomb at her office in Taipei.