Former President Tsai Ing-wen has delivered an address at the Berlin Freedom
Conference, which is part of the inaugural Berlin Freedom Week event in the
German capital.

The keynote speech was titled "Threats facing democracies: Taiwan's
experience defending freedom."

Tsai told delegates at the conference that resilience is key to the survival
of democracy in the face of authoritarian challenges and now is a crucial
moment for democratic countries to connect with each other and adjust their
strategies.

According to Tsai, democracies must deepen security cooperation, establish
mechanisms for communication and information sharing.

She also called on like-minded countries to speak out for peace and stability
in the Indo-Pacific region - saying "clear and consistent support for
Taiwan's security is an effective deterrent against authoritarian expansion."

Tsai arrived in Germany on Sunday on what is her fourth public overseas trip
since she left office in May of last year.

She visited the Czech Republic, France and Belgium in October of last year
and traveled to Lithuania, Denmark and the UK in May of this year.

Tsai's office has not said whether she will be visiting any other European
countries this week.