Prague Inks Partnership With Taipei After Snubbing Beijing

Mayor of Prague Zdenek Hrib, left, 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

PRAGUE—The Czech capital, Prague, on Jan. 13 signed a partnership agreement with the capital of Taiwan, Taipei—three months after canceling a similar deal with Beijing and angering the Chinese regime.

The disagreement over Beijing began after the Chinese insisted on having a clause in the deal stating that Prague supports the one-China principle, which does not recognize Taiwan.