PRAGUE—A strategic partnership agreement between Prague and Beijing is called into question by the Czech capital’s local leaders. They are proposing to remove one of the conditions from the agreement which requires Prague to uphold the Chinese regime’s “One China” policy. And if Beijing does not agree with the amendment, then Prague may terminate the agreement altogether. The city’s goal is to reject a policy that has no respect for human rights.
The Partnership Agreement was signed in 2016 by Beijing’s the-then mayor Wang Anshun and Prague’s the-then mayor Adriana Krnáčová. Its goal is to promote a strategic partnership that “mutually benefits” both cities, mainly through cultural and economic exchanges. The Agreement is in effect for five years from the date it was signed.
