Taiwan's deputy leader urged the European Union to boost security and trade ties with the self-governing island and support its democracy in the face of growing threats from China, in a rare address to a group of international lawmakers in Brussels on Friday.
"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," Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao said in the European Parliament building.
While Hsiao did not formally address the whole EU Parliament as the EU does not have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, her visit was still likely to draw anger from Beijing.
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