Taiwan sends presidential envoy to boost Czech ties after Prague moves to scrap sister city agreement with Beijing

Island’s deputy foreign minister, Hsu Szu-chien, meets mayor Zdenek Hrib and other politicians who refused to endorse one-China principle

South China Morning Post
Date: 15 Oct, 2019
By: Lawrence Chung  

Taiwan has sent a presidential envoy to the Czech capital after the Prague city authorities moved to cut ties with their counterparts in Beijing  over the one-China policy.

The self-ruled island’s deputy foreign minister, Hsu Szu-chien, met the capital’s mayor Zdenek Hrib and other politicians on Monday and discussed the rupture with Beijing, Taiwanese foreign ministry officials said.

Hsu was representing President Tsai Ing-wen at the 23rd Forum 2000, an event to discuss democracy, human rights and civic development issues that runs from Sunday to Wednesday.

According to Taiwan’s semi-official Central News Agency, assembly members – including representatives from Hrib’s Pirate Party – told Hsu that they had decided to sever ties with Beijing after the Chinese capital refused to respond to a request to remove a one-China clause from a twin city agreement.    [FULL  STORY]