Taiwan Friendship group aims to promote interactions, relations between Bavarian parliament and Taiwan
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/10/10
By: Central News Agency
Bavarian State Parliament building. (Bavarian State Parliament photo)
The Taiwan Friendship group—Freundeskreis Bayern-Taiwan in German—was formally launched at a ceremony chaired by Deputy Speaker Markus Rinderspacher of the Bavarian parliament. Rinderspacher said he decided to spearhead the formation of the group, after his visit to Taiwan last November.
The goal is to support democratic Taiwan, help promote interactions between the parliament and Taiwan, and deepen the Bavaria-Taiwan friendship, he said.
Earlier this year, the European Affairs Committee in the Bavarian State Parliament passed a resolution to support Taiwan's bid for participation in the World Health Organization as an observer.
Land-locked Bavaria is Germany's largest state and is home to many international manufacturers, including Siemens, BMW, Audi, and Adidas. Twenty-two universities in the state have established exchange programs with 30 universities in Taiwan, while Starnberg town, near the Bavaria capital Munich, has sister-city ties with New Taipei and Hualien County.
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