BRUSSELS SPEECH: A liberal democratic order can only survive if like-minded countries, including our European partners, work together for the greater good, Tsai Ing-wen said
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 05, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA, BRUSSELS
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Monday urged European nations to support liberal,
President Tsai Ing-wen speaks in a recorded video address to a Taiwan-sponsored seminar at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday. Photo: CNA
democratic Taiwan at a time when a rising China is affecting the global landscape.
In a recorded speech at a seminar held at the European Parliament in Brussels, Tsai said China is undermining the “status quo” across the Taiwan Strait and its rapid rise is changing the global order in place since the end of World War II.
At the opening of the Taiwan-sponsored seminar titled “China Factor: Resistance is Futile? — Taiwan as a Case Study,” Tsai said in a video that Taiwan is aware of the challenges posed by China and that its actions have “not served to drive Taiwan to Beijing, but encouraged us to look at where our friends and partners are, in countries that share our values and interests.”
Since 2016, China has stepped up its pressure on democratic Taiwan and tried hard to squeeze its economy and international space, Tsai said. [FULL STORY]
