Premier Lai Ching-te on Thursday congratulated the nation's delegation to the 2018 Asian Games for their outstanding performance. Taiwan's athletes have so far won three gold, four silver and eight bronze medals at the ongoing event, which is being held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.
In addition to the impressive medal count, Premier Lai praised the delegation's stand-out job of providing support for the athletes. He further commended the national team's showing at the event's opening ceremony, where Taiwan's athletes entered the venue bearing a banner reading "We Love Jakarta," winning considerable applause and plentiful media coverage, as well as evincing the broad appeal of the "power of love."