
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers an address to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration at the Presidential Office in Taipei on May 20, 2025. Cheng Yu-chen/AFP via Getty Images
Taiwan’s president urged European lawmakers on July 22 to safeguard shared democratic values in the face of foreign infiltration within their borders.
In a bid to draw support against the Chinese regime’s aggression, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te courted EU lawmakers at the presidential office in Taipei by highlighting common causes across political and economic interests, establishing the need to “deepen cooperation.”