TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan regards Central and Eastern Europe as promising regions for partnerships, Taiwanese representative to Hungary Liu Shih-chung (劉世忠) said on Tuesday (Feb. 15).
Liu was invited by Andrassy University Budapest to deliver a speech on Taiwan's strategic role in the international community, CNA reported. The event was hosted by Professor Heinrich Kreft, a former German diplomat.
Liu analyzed Taiwan's position in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, its efforts to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, its democratic achievements, and the EU and the European Parliament’s support for deeper relations with Taiwan as well as closer Lithuania-Taiwan ties.
When asked how Taiwan responds to China's military threats, Liu said Taiwan is deepening its democracy, upgrading industries, decentralizing its domestic market, and strengthening its national defense and pandemic prevention measures to gain global recognition and affirmation. He said Taiwan regards Central and Eastern European countries as partners in investment cooperation and that it will strengthen relations with the region through new policies.
Liu said he plans to give lectures at universities and think tanks so that more Hungarians can better understand Taiwan.