German, Lithuania Delegations Visit Taiwan to Discuss Defense as Beijing Threat Builds

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (R) greets Johannes Vogel, a member of Germany's parliament, at the presidential office in Taipei on Jan. 10, 2023. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

German and Lithuanian parliamentary delegates traveled to Taiwan this week to meet with Taiwanese defense officials as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continued to exert military pressure on the self-ruled island.

Lithuania’s nine-member delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a six-day visit “to demonstrate the solidarity and cooperation of frontline democratic countries,” according to Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.