EU Lawmakers Meet Taiwan Premier in First Official Visit

EU Lawmakers Meet Taiwan Premier in First Official Visit
Taiwan's premier Su Tseng-chang (C) poses for photos with European Union parliamentarians in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 3, 2021. Executive Yuan via AP
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Bumping their elbows in greeting, European Union parliamentarians met with Taiwan’s premier on Wednesday in the first official visit of an EU delegation to the self-ruled island, amid threats from the Chinese regime.

Thirteen members of the EU committee on foreign interference in democratic processes are visiting Taiwan, after the European Parliament passed a resolution last month calling for the body to “intensify EU-Taiwan political relations.”