"Taiwan's vice-president, Bi-Khim Hsiao, urged the EU to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and support its democracy in the face of growing threats by China in a rare address to a group of international lawmakers in Brussels. Peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and economic continuity, and international opposition against unilateral changes to the status quo by force cannot be overstated, Hsiao told lawmakers assembled for a China-focused conference in the European parliament building."
"Hsiao called on the lawmakers from countries including Germany and Spain to collaborate more on trusted supply chains and AI technology with Taiwan, the island off China's east coast that Beijing claims as part of its territory and says must come under its rule. EU members, like most countries including the US, have no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan and follow a one China policy."
Taiwan's vice-president Bi-Khim Hsiao urged the EU to strengthen security and trade ties and to support Taiwan's democracy amid growing threats from China. She said peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and economic continuity and called for international opposition to any unilateral change of the status quo by force. Hsiao asked lawmakers to collaborate on trusted supply chains and AI technology and highlighted common democratic values and close trade ties between the EU and Taiwan despite the one-China policy. She also drew parallels between cyber-attacks and undersea cable disruptions faced by Taiwan and hybrid attacks in Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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