A few days prior to this year’s EU-China summit, the Financial Times published an opinion piece by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former Secretary-General of NATO, calling for the Union’s stronger support for Taiwan. The article singles out security considerations as the main reason for such a principled stance, which the author acknowledges has been taken up by only… Continue reading The EU-China Summit And The Future of EU-Taiwan Relations: Reconstructing the Normative Agenda
This report presents an analysis of public opinions in Taiwan and the Visegrad countries (Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia) – the V4 – about their mutual perceptions. It will also discuss the impacts of these attitudes on the mutual (non-diplomatic) relationships between the two sides and the potential impacts on their relationships with China. Based… Continue reading Public attitudes in Taiwan-V4 relations: Solid basis, space for improvement
In a major blow to Beijing’s diplomacy in Europe, Latvia and Estonia quit China’s 16+1 initiative in August 2022. Taiwan can use this development to elevate its diplomatic credentials and dependability in Europe. Last year, when Lithuania left China’s 17+1 Initiative, originally a diplomatic forum established in 2012 for 16 countries across the Central and… Continue reading Two birds, one stone: Taipei’s way to supplant Beijing’s failing diplomacy and bolster Taiwan’s repute in Europe
The recent worsening of cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China has affected not only the region’s fragile peace but also European stability. Growing concerns regarding Beijing’s recent declarations on the status of the Strait and the issue of reunification have coalesced with increasing pressure and military presence. The PLA’s repeated incursions across the median line… Continue reading Taiwan Strait Crisis: Implications for Europe
