Oleksandr Merezhko, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Ukrainian Congress (center).

(Picture taken from Merezhko's Twitter)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Last month, Ukrainian MPs formed a Taiwan Friendship Group to promote bilateral exchanges with Taiwan. Oleksandr Merezhko, the founder of the Friendship Group and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation of the Ukrainian Parliament, revealed that , Congress has not announced the establishment of the group as usual. He suspects that it is because of China's pressure. Another source revealed to foreign media that China is exerting pressure on the Ukrainian government.

Deutsche Welle reported that Merezhko said that the establishment of the Taiwan Friendship Group reflects the gradual change in Ukraine's political attitude towards Taiwan and China. He specifically mentioned that after Taiwan invaded Ukraine, the Legislative Yuan quickly approved the support Ukraine's resolution that the Taiwanese government imposes sanctions on Russia and provides Ukraine with millions of dollars in humanitarian aid will help Ukraine.

Conversely, China in the early days of the war waited to see if Russia could take Kyiv, and even declared an uncapped partnership with Russia, which was unacceptable to Ukraine.

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However, Merezhko pointed out to Deutsche Welle that after the establishment of the group, the Ukrainian Congress should announce the establishment of the group, but the current Congress has not announced its establishment as usual, and it has been more than a month. He suspects that it is because of Chinese pressure.

A source revealed that China is indeed exerting pressure on the Ukrainian government to prevent Congress from announcing the establishment of a Taiwan Friendship Group.