A resolution by the Senate of the Czech Republic’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security supporting Lithuania and urging close attention to China’s economic coercion against the Baltic state is welcomed by the government and people of Taiwan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jan. 21.
Proposed by committee chair Pavel Fischer and passed two days before, the resolution calls on the government of the Czech Republic and the EU to take into account pressure on Lithuania from China and multinational investors when formulating joint security and defense policies.
The European Commission and European Council are urged to adopt appropriate measures in response to such campaigns of coercion, the resolution said.
According to the MOFA, Taiwan and the Czech Republic are like-minded partners committed to deepening friendship and expanding exchanges across the board. Earlier this month, the EU member state issued its new Government Program Statement reaffirming intentions to develop ties with Taiwan and other Indo-Pacific allies.
Several of the EU member state’s political heavyweights such as Senate President Milos Vystrcil and Minister of Science, Research and Innovation Helena Langsadlova also publicly backed Taiwan’s global participation and the country’s enhanced relationship with Lithuania, the ministry added.
As a force for good, the MOFA said, Taiwan will continue to cooperate closely with other democracies in countering challenges and threats from authoritarian regimes, promoting a free and fair international trade system and safeguarding the shared values of the free world.
In a tweet on its official Twitter account, the ministry said “Our gratitude to @PavelFischer & the @SenatCZ Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense & Security for passing a resolution in solidarity with #Lithuania, & urging #Czechia & the #EU to monitor #China’s economic coercion against the #Baltic state.” (SFC-E)
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