In a conflict between Beijing and Taiwan, Europe would be forced to choose between the democratic and the communist sides, but this is not yet fully understood in European countries, said a French expert, who encouraged more transatlantic discussions between high-level officials and thinks tanks.
“That [Taiwan crisis] is something new for some Europeans to understand that a crisis ... even a conflict could happen between China, Taiwan, and maybe with U.S. involvement,” said Dr. Nicolas Regaud, Special Representative to the Indo-Pacific of the Director General for International relations and Strategy at the French Ministry of Armed Forces.
