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A delegation of 90 people arriving in Taipei this weekend made Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi turn red.
The delegation, made up of politicians, businessmen, journalists and researchers, is headed by opposition politician and spokesman Milos Vystrcil. He has already met with various government leaders in Taiwan, which according to Chinese policy is part of China.
China regards Taiwan as a separatist region and seeks to block its contacts with the outside world.
Wang describes the trip as outright provocation.
The Czech government has indicated that it does not support the trip, but nevertheless believes that China has gone too far in its reactions. China’s ambassador in Prague will have to explain Wang Yi’s proposal, Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek says according to the AFP news agency.
End of investments
The trip follows a series of events in recent years that have put Czech-Chinese relations to the test. Until a few years ago, China and Chinese companies invested large sums of money in the Czech Republic, and during a visit to Prague in 2016, President Xi Jinping said that more large investments were expected.
Czech President Milos Zeman was also a strong advocate of Chinese investment in Europe, but in recent years the tone has changed.
The Czech Republic has also openly opposed the 5G plans of the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei in Europe.
Following a change of power in the capital Prague, the new government also chose to conclude a twinning agreement with Beijing. Under the agreement, the Czechs had pledged to follow the “one China” principle, that is, to recognize Taiwan as part of China.
Havel Highlights
Taiwanese Finance Minister Wang Mei-Hua met with the delegation and said that the countries have many similarities.
“The Czech Republic and Taiwan are free and democratic countries that attach great importance to human rights,” he told Reuters.
Martin Mederyd Hårdh / TT
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