Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim on June 28 vowed not to yield to pressure from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), following revelations that the regime planned to physically intimidate her during an official visit to Prague last year.
In a statement on the social media platform X, Hsiao said her visit to the central European nation went smoothly and thanked the Czech authorities for their hospitality and “ensuring my safety.”
“The CCP’s unlawful activities will NOT intimidate me from voicing Taiwan’s interests in the international community,” she said.
Czech Military Intelligence revealed last week that Hsiao was followed and surveilled by CCP diplomats when she visited Prague in March 2024. Agency director Petr Bartovsky told local public radio service iROZHLAS that the CCP’s plan included “a demonstrative kinetic action against a protected person,” though it “did not go beyond the phase of preparation.”…
Taiwan VP Tells Beijing She Will Not Be Intimidated After Prague Plot Revealed
