EU Parliament Tests China’s Warnings With First Visit to Taiwan
- Delegation scheduled to meet top political leaders during trip
- Beijing has warned EU not to pursue stronger ties with Taipei
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The first official delegation of European lawmakers landed in Taipei, defying warnings from China that the bloc’s support for the democratically ruled island would have dire consequences.
The group from the European Parliament’s special committee on foreign interference is scheduled to meet top political leaders while in Taiwan, including President Tsai Ing-wen and Premier Su Tseng-chang during the three-day visit. The seven-strong delegation is led by committee chair Raphaël Glucksmann from France and includes members from Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Italy.