The European Parliament is strong in supporting Taiwan, and has passed 25 Taiwan-friendly proposals in the past two years.

(Associated Press)

[Reporter Lu Yixuan/Taipei Report] On January 18, the European Parliament overwhelmingly passed two resolutions on the annual implementation report of the "Common Foreign and Security Policy" (CFSP) and the "Common Security and Defense Policy" (CSDP). Taiwan's military provocation, reiterated its firm opposition to unilaterally changing the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and called on the EU to establish strategic cooperation with Taiwan and start the Taiwan-EU BIA pre-operation as soon as possible.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated today that the European Parliament has passed 25 resolutions on friendship with Taiwan in the past two years. The content of this resolution is the first to call on the European Commission to enhance the overall cooperation between Taiwan and the EU and show its support for deepening Taiwan-EU cooperation. Our country sincerely welcomes this and thanks.

On the 18th local time, the European Parliament voted for the EU's "Common Foreign and Security Policy" with 407 votes in favor and 92 votes against; Policy” (Common Security and Defense Policy).

Regarding the situation in the Taiwan Strait, the European Parliament strongly condemns China's continued military provocations against Taiwan, reaffirms its firm opposition to any unilateral change of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, and calls on China to stop all actions that endanger regional stability.

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At the same time, the European Parliament also expressed its firm support for the people of Taiwan in the bill, recognizing that Taiwan is a valued partner of the EU sharing democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law, and calling on the European Commission to establish strategic cooperation with Taiwan, including in economics, science, Establish high-level interactions in various fields such as culture and politics, start the pre-operation of the "Taiwan-EU Bilateral Investment Agreement" (BIA) as soon as possible, strengthen supply chain resilience cooperation, and jointly fight against disinformation and external interference, so as to establish a comprehensive and stronger partnership; the resolution also calls on the European Union and its member states to cooperate with international partners to help maintain Taiwan's democracy and freedom and support Taiwan's participation in international organizations.

Lu Shifan, deputy director of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said today that these two resolutions once again demonstrate the strong support of the European Parliament for democratic Taiwan and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese government and people are of great significance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its sincere welcome and thanks for this.

Lu Shifan also shared that in the past two years, the European Parliament has passed 25 friendly resolutions, and has repeatedly included support for Taiwan in the CFSP and CSDP annual executive report resolutions. In addition to continuing to pay attention to China's military threat to Taiwan, it has also repeatedly reiterated its support for Taiwan. Strong commitment to international engagement.

Lu Shifan pointed out that the content of this resolution calls for the first time on the European Commission to enhance the overall cooperation between Taiwan and the EU, and once again echoes the historic report on "Taiwan-EU Political Relations and Cooperation" passed by the European Parliament in October 2021, showing the importance of deepening Taiwan-EU cooperation. support.

As the Chinese government continues to pursue peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait, and promote meaningful participation in international organizations, it will continue to promote cooperation and exchanges with the EU, and further expand bilateral partnerships at all levels.