Taiwan Urges EU to Defend Democracy Against Foreign Infiltrators

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te told European leaders, ‘We have both been subjected to information manipulation,’ referring to efforts by Beijing and Moscow.
Taiwan Urges EU to Defend Democracy Against Foreign Infiltrators
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
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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.”