Taiwan English News
Date: March 30, 2019
By: Phillip Charlier
The Mayor of Prague visited Taipei this week, and China responded by pressuring the
Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Czech, international-relations, Prague
Czech Republic to expel Taiwan’s representative from an economic meeting held in the country.
Prague’s mayor, Zdeněk Hřib, was in Taipei from March 26 to March 29 to attend the Smart City Summit and Expo.
During his visit, Hřib met with Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je, and noted that since his last stay, 14 years ago, both Taipei and Prague had changed a lot, but both cities share a spirit dedicated to liberal democracy, sustainable development, and Smart City concepts.
Zdeněk Hřib was elected Mayor of Prague in November 2018.
While Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party suffered defeats in municipal elections the same month, the election in Prague saw the Czech Pirate Party taking power on a platform of transparency in government, political accountability, anti-corruption, e-government, public participation decision-making, and protecting civil liberties.
