Czech Senate Speaker Plans to Visit Taiwan, Angering China

Mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib (L) and Taipei city mayor Ko Wen-je shake hands before signing a partnership agreement between the two cities at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on Jan. 13, 2020. Petr David Josek/AP Photo

PRAGUE—The speaker of the Czech Republic’s Senate announced on June 9 he will visit Taiwan despite warnings from China and a recommendation from his own government that he not take the trip.

Milos Vystrcil said he would be accompanied by a business delegation on his visit, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Aug. 30.