As anxiety over U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to protecting Taiwan from Chinese military aggression lingers in Taipei, the island’s officials are fanning out across Europe to shore up friendships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-europe-defense-friends/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #europe #sanaetakaichi #defense #us #hsiaobikhim

Taiwan is not alone and has more and more friends around the world and will continue to show the world its resolve, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said on Sunday after returning from Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/asia-pacific/taiwan-not-alone-vice-president-says/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #hsiaobikhim #taiwan #china #europe

Taiwan's VP said she won't be intimidated by Beijing after Czech intelligence said Chinese operatives had followed her and planned to intimidate her during a visit to Prague last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/29/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-china-czech-plot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #hsiaobikhim #czechrepublic #china #espionage