Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/03/30
By: Yeh Su-ping and Ko Lin
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文, right) shakes hands with visiting Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib at the Presidential Office on Saturday.
Taipei, March 30 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Saturday thanked visiting Prague Mayor Zdenek Hrib for his staunch support of Taiwan and said she hoped the relations between the two sides would continue to grow and strengthen.
While receiving Hrib at the Presidential Office, Tsai thanked him and his political party for speaking out on behalf of Taiwan in the international community.
Hrib, a Czech Pirate Party member who was elected mayor of Prague last November, arrived in Taipei earlier this week to attend the Smart City Summit & Expo that was held March 26-29.
In January, he entered the media spotlight after he announced his intention to abolish a clause in the Partnership Agreement signed by Prague and Beijing during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) visit to the city in 2016, which required Prague to adhere to a “one China” policy and acknowledge Taiwan as an inalienable part of Chinese territory. [FULL STORY]