Taiwan’s representative to Germany, Jhy-Wey Shieh, has expressed thanks for a petition calling for Germany to recognize Taiwan diplomatically. As of Thursday night, the petition had received 50,000 signatures, the number needed to place it on the agenda of the German legislature.
Shieh says that such support shows just how progressive the people of Germany are. Petition 95643 questions the German government’s decision to maintain ties with Beijing in light of its authoritarianism.