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Nikkei Asia
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Taiwan's Tsai wraps up trip highlighting growing European relations
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Taiwan's foremost stateswoman, ex-President Tsai Ing-wen, this week wrapped up a visit to Europe that underscored growing momentum in Taipei's pushback against Chinese attempts to isolate the island. Tsai, who led Taiwan from 2016 to 2024, toured Lithuania, Denmark and the United Kingdom for 10 days until Monday, meeting with prominent lawmakers and political leaders past and present. Though she is no longer in office, her trip appeared to mark a concerted drive to counter Beijing's efforts to sideline Taiwan on the world stage.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Danish minister heads to China, days after Taiwan ex-leader's contested Denmark trip
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will travel to China on Saturday for high-level meetings, just days after a visit by former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to Copenhagen drew strong condemnation from Beijing. Rasmussen is due to meet China's foreign minister Wang Yi and trade minister Wang Wentao on a three-day visit marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a Danish foreign ministry statement said on Thursday. The visit comes after Tsai Ing-wen this week met Danish lawmakers and gave a speech at a democracy summit in Copenhagen that accused China of intensifying cyber attacks and military exercises against Taiwan. She also criticized what she referred to as China's "expansionist ambitions." She was attending the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, organised by former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Alliance of Democracies, seen by senior Taiwan leaders as an important venue to get Taiwan's message out to the world. The Chinese embassy in Copenhagen criticised Denmark for hosting Tsai and said it disregarded "international consensus on the one-China principle". "The Taiwan question is purely China's internal affairs that allow no interference by any foreign government, organization or individual," it said in an emailed comment. Tsai, who is also visiting Britain this week, has become a symbol of Taiwan's defiance against China's military threats. Denmark, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan but maintains informal relations with the democratically-governed island. "Our one-China policy remains firm, while it is clear that we do not see everything the same way, and on some points China poses a challenge," said Rasmussen, who has promoted a pragmatic approach to China as foreign minister and earlier as prime minister. Diplomatic relations with China reached a low point after a visit by Dalai Lama to Copenhagen in 2009. Ties improved when Denmark later accepted a Chinese offer to send two pandas to Denmark as part of China's so-called "panda diplomacy."
Reuters
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Danish minister heads to China, days after Taiwan ex-leader's contested Denmark trip
COPENHAGEN, May 15 (Reuters) - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will travel to China on Saturday for high-level meetings, just days after a visit by former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to Copenhagen drew strong condemnation from Beijing. Rasmussen is due to meet China's foreign minister Wang Yi and trade minister Wang Wentao on a three-day visit marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a Danish foreign ministry statement said on Thursday. The visit comes after Tsai Ing-wen this week met Danish lawmakers and gave a speech at a democracy summit in Copenhagen that accused China of intensifying cyber attacks and military exercises against Taiwan. She also criticized what she referred to as China's "expansionist ambitions." She was attending the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, organised by former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Alliance of Democracies, seen by senior Taiwan leaders as an important venue to get Taiwan's message out to the world. The Chinese embassy in Copenhagen criticised Denmark for hosting Tsai and said it disregarded "international consensus on the one-China principle". "The Taiwan question is purely China's internal affairs that allow no interference by any foreign government, organization or individual," it said in an emailed comment. Tsai, who is also visiting Britain this week, has become a symbol of Taiwan's defiance against China's military threats. Denmark, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan but maintains informal relations with the democratically-governed island. "Our one-China policy remains firm, while it is clear that we do not see everything the same way, and on some points China poses a challenge," said Rasmussen, who has promoted a pragmatic approach to China as foreign minister and earlier as prime minister. Diplomatic relations with China reached a low point after a visit by Dalai Lama to Copenhagen in 2009. Ties improved when Denmark later accepted a Chinese offer to send two pandas to Denmark as part of China's so-called "panda diplomacy."
The Sun
12-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Ex-Taiwan President Tsai to visit UK amid China tensions
TAIPEI: Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Britain this week at the invitation of British lawmakers, a trip that comes as London is trying to improve ties with Beijing and China ramps up efforts to diplomatically isolate the island. Britain, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but the economic and political exchanges between the two sides have increased as Beijing ratchets up military threats to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty claim over the democratic island. Tsai, who stepped down in May last year, has become a symbol of Taiwan's defiance against China's military threats. She is currently in Lithuania and will travel to Denmark and then Britain later this week, her office said. Tsai was invited by 'friends in Britain's parliament' in a trip that is designed to deepen friendship between Taiwan and Britain, the office said in a statement, adding Tsai, who has a doctorate from the London School of Economics, will meet with unspecified British politicians. 'The UK's longstanding position on Taiwan has not changed,' Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement. 'Parliament is entirely independent of Government and parliamentarians can invite anyone they wish to the UK.' There will be no official engagement between government ministers or officials on Tsai's visit to London, in line with long-standing practice. China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tsai had been due to visit London in October of last year, but that coincided with a trip to Beijing by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at a time London was trying to re-set strained ties with China and Tsai did not end up going. Tsai last year visited the Czech Republic, France, Belgium and Canada, drawing condemnation from Beijing which has repeatedly denounced Tsai as a 'separatist'. Despite a lack of formal ties, Taiwan sees Britain as an important democratic partner. In 2023, Taiwan and Britain signed an Enhanced Trade Partnership Arrangement and Britain is also one of the countries which has helped Taiwan with its indigenous submarine programme, a vital part of Tsai's push to boost Taiwan's defence against China's threat. China says Taiwan is one of its provinces with no right to the trappings of a state, a position Taipei's government strongly rejects.
Business Times
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Times
Former Taiwan president Tsai to make sensitive visit to Britain this week
[TAIPEI] Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Britain this week at the invitation of British lawmakers, a trip that comes as London is trying to improve ties with Beijing and China ramps up efforts to diplomatically isolate the island. Britain, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but the economic and political exchanges between the two sides have increased as Beijing ratchets up military threats to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty claim over the democratic island. Tsai, who stepped down in May last year, has become a symbol of Taiwan's defiance against China's military threats. She is currently in Lithuania and will travel to Denmark and then Britain later this week, her office said. Tsai was invited by 'friends in Britain's parliament' in a trip that is designed to deepen friendship between Taiwan and Britain, the office said in a statement, adding Tsai, who has a doctorate from the London School of Economics, will meet with unspecified British politicians. 'The UK's longstanding position on Taiwan has not changed,' Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement. 'Parliament is entirely independent of Government and parliamentarians can invite anyone they wish to the UK.' There will be no official engagement between government ministers or officials on Tsai's visit to London, in line with long-standing practice. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tsai had been due to visit London in October of last year, but that coincided with a trip to Beijing by British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at a time London was trying to re-set strained ties with China and Tsai did not end up going. Tsai last year visited the Czech Republic, France, Belgium and Canada, drawing condemnation from Beijing which has repeatedly denounced Tsai as a 'separatist'. Despite a lack of formal ties, Taiwan sees Britain as an important democratic partner. In 2023, Taiwan and Britain signed an Enhanced Trade Partnership Arrangement and Britain is also one of the countries which has helped Taiwan with its indigenous submarine programme, a vital part of Tsai's push to boost Taiwan's defence against China's threat. China says Taiwan is one of its provinces with no right to the trappings of a state, a position Taipei's government strongly rejects. REUTERS
