Foreign Minister Joseph Wu says that while European support for Taiwan has been growing, Taiwan’s work to win European backing is not done. Wu was speaking Thursday, amid a flurry of pro-Taiwan moves in several European countries.
On Monday, France’s National Assembly voted to pass a resolution backing Taiwan’s participation in international organizations.
Meanwhile, The Dutch House of Representatives has passed three pro-Taiwan resolutions in the last two weeks. One, passed last Tuesday, backs Taiwan’s bid to take part in Interpol.
The other two were passed this Tuesday this week. One calls on the Dutch government to object to any Chinese moves to change the cross-strait status quo. The other urges the Dutch government to push the EU to support Lithuania, which is facing Chinese retaliation for seeking closer ties with Taiwan.
Finally, on Wednesday, the Irish Senate passed a pro-Taiwan resolution of its own.
The foreign minister said that Taiwan will continue working to show European countries Taiwan’s friendliness in order to garner further support.