cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/11823430
The European Parliament adopted a recommendation on EU-China political relations that rejected China’s efforts to restrict Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and exchanges.
The recommendation, addressed to the European Council, the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, includes several references to EU-Taiwan relations and expresses support for closer ties, saying they would bring positive benefits and have strategic importance.
Describing Taiwan as a valuable partner in trade and technology, the European Parliament said it “rejects China’s attempts to coerce international organizations, third countries and other actors into restricting Taiwan’s international participation and contacts.”
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It mentions as an example Chinese pressure over Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim’s (蕭美琴) participation in the European Conference of Ventotene for Freedom and Democracy organized by the European Parliament last month.
It also expresses “the EU’s strong disapproval of China’s transnational repression activities,” such as its investigation into Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) under a 2024 judiciary guideline accusing him of launching the “pro-independence separatist organization” Kuma Academy.
The Kuma Academy is a nonprofit dedicated to training civilians on the basics of civil defense.
The recommendation reaffirms that the EU’s “one China” policy guides its policy toward Taiwan and stresses that the EU has never endorsed China’s “one China” principle, the recommendation says.
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It also opposes any unilateral attempt to change the “status quo” by force or coercion, or any provocation or any change against the will of Taiwanese.
The recommendation calls for the EU and its member states to work with other democratic partners in the region on closer security coordination, including a continuous naval presence and joint exercises, to reinforce regional stability.
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