Czech Senate Speaker Remains Firm on Plan to Visit Taiwan Despite Pressure

Czech Senate Speaker Remains Firm on Plan to Visit Taiwan Despite Pressure
Czech Republic’s Senate Speaker Milos Vystrcil. Courtesy of Milos Vystrcil/ https://www.vystrcil.cz/
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The Speaker of the Czech Senate, Milos Vystrcil, officially announced his plans to travel to Taiwan with a trade mission at the end of August, despite strong opposition from Chinese communist officials and some Czech leaders.

In his speech at a press briefing on June 9, Vystrcil said that he resolved to visit Taiwan for two reasons.