9DASHLINE invites a select group of experts to explore how Taiwan may circumvent its diplomatic isolation and be included as a reliable partner in international efforts seeking a transition towards a greener, healthier and more resilient world.
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After Taiwan opened a representative office in Lithuania under its own name, Beijing didn’t only retaliate bilaterally, but it went after Lithuania’s trading partners in Europe, undermining the integrity of the European single market.
Read MoreWritten by Grzegorz Stec and Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy
European and Taiwanese actors need to keep in mind that escalating the political tensions with Beijing increases the price tag of EU-Taiwan engagement potentially impeding the positive momentum in bilateral ties.
Read More2021 was the year of Chinese ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy and what observers have characterised as the ‘bullying’ of countries unwilling to toe Beijing’s many lines. While this has led to souring ties between China and others within its immediate neighbourhood, Europe too found itself on the wrong side of Beijing’s new muscular diplomacy.
Read MoreWritten by Justyna Szczudlik
The European Parliament’s role in popularising the Taiwan issue cannot be overestimated. The EU should promptly move towards popularising existing platforms for cooperation with Taiwan, such as those on industrial, digital and high-tech topics.
Read MoreIn Brief with Sorin Ionita
We should start by denying Beijing the propaganda opportunities it craves so much, like the 2022 Olympic games, and press our own companies to adopt a less cynical line when they do business in China — or else leave the place.
Read MoreWritten by Tamás Matura
China has indeed made mistakes in its courtship of the region in the past decade. Together with CEE governments, it raised expectations it could not fulfil and followed a top-down approach targeting the elites of CEE societies instead of winning the hearts and minds of the people.
Read More作者：馮儒莎 博士
來自里加、塔林，以及布魯塞爾對立陶宛的支持，不僅是崇高且必要，對波羅的海和歐盟整體的未來也至關重要。立陶宛決定在台灣開設辦事處的決定，為拉脫維亞和愛沙尼亞樹立了先例，這兩個鄰國皆面臨來自中國和俄羅斯相似的威脅，必須緊急解決國內類似的弱點。
Read MoreWritten by Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy
Lithuania’s decision to open an office in Taiwan sets a precedent for Latvia and Estonia, neighbours who face similar threats from China — and Russia — and must urgently address similar vulnerabilities at home.
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