Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim called for deeper trade and security ties with Taiwan amid the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during a rare meeting with lawmakers at the European Parliament.
Hsiao said at the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) summit, held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 7, that Taiwan plans to raise its defense spending, aiming for 5 percent of gross domestic product by 2030, in the face of China’s “intensifying military and security pressure” against the democratic island nation.
“Peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and economic continuity, and international opposition against unilateral changes to the status quo by force cannot be overstated,” she said, according to a transcript provided by Focus Taiwan….
Taiwan Vice President Calls for International Support in Rare EU Address
