President Lai Ching-te met with Nikki Haley, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, as she completes her first trip to Taiwan. She remarked on the importance of standing with Taiwan's democracy and discussed preparing a plan to get ahead of any potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. At a conference earlier in the week, Haley remarked that the United Nations needs to stop ignoring Taiwan and prepare to welcome the country as a full member nation.