European Parliament Members Push Brussels to Build Closer Ties With Taiwan

European Parliament Members Push Brussels to Build Closer Ties With Taiwan
Honor guards prepare to raise the Taiwan flag in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall square in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 14, 2016. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
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The European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs has adopted a new resolution, advocating for closer ties with Taiwan amid a spike in tensions between Beijing and Taipei.

The first report on EU–Taiwan relations was approved in Brussels on Sept. 1, with 60 in favor, four against, and six abstentions. Parliament will hold a vote in a plenary on the report scheduled for next month.