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“Chinese-Hungarian friendship is like good Tokaj wine: fragrant, sweet, meaningful and made to last” — says Xi in Magyar Nemzet.

My quick translation from HU - but I see CGTN went with “mellow and rich as Tokaji wine”.

Enjoyed our TaiwanPlus News conversation on Xi in Belgrade, what this means for #Serbia ’s ties with #China , the region & beyond. Thank you Herel Hughes & Yu-Chen Lai.

As always, delighted to talk about Europe’s role in the Indo-Pacific with National Chengchi University | 國立政治大學 students. Engaging discussions with local & foreign students, also a good opportunity to explore #EU relations with #Taiwan .

My latest for ISDP
For #EU & #Taiwan to move from celebrating each other’s like-mindedness to strategic consultations on democracy & trade they need
- clarity in discourse
- coherence in engagement
- creativity in action

Great to see our Taiwan Center active & growing 💫

37 agreements signed between France and China on issues ranging from Middle East, biodiversity, to commercial contracts, to trade and agribusiness.

Highlights of the bilateral economic meeting, see more as reported by Finbarr Bermingham 👇🏼

Taiwan ist bereit, seine Erfahrungen zu teilen und ist in vieler Hinsicht ein Vorreiter. Wir könnten noch mehr Gutes für die Welt tun, wenn es keine chinesische Einmischung gäbe.

Press statement by EC President Ursula von der Leyen following trilateral meeting with Xi:

“we stand ready to make full use of our trade defence instruments if this is necessary” - good she keeps stressing this for clarity and credibility.

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Talking about Xi’s visit to Europe. Always a pleasure to join BBC News (World) from Taipei. Thank you for having me on the show Steve Lai.

Can #Taiwan play a leadership role in the Asia-Pacific? “My answer is yes”, says Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim.
Moreover, “Taiwan’s leadership is important for the world”.

Powerful and clear message on how Taiwan leads by example & offers inspiration to other nations.

Lessons from #Taiwan dealing with #earthquakes : Resilience is forged by crisis, so never waste a crisis. Education and sense of community & caring for one another are key, which then becomes power to learn.

Great Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation panel on disaster management in Indo-Pacific.

On balancing energy security & sustainable growth, Sunjoy Joshi says we live in a multipolar world that suffers from a severe bipolar disorder that comes with ADHD.

Interesting panel at Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation annual forum in #Taiwan , discussing resilience.

Celebrating #Europe in #Taiwan , the right way. Hosted by the EU Trade Office Filip Grzegorzewski 🇪🇺, supported by 外交部 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROC (Taiwan) 🇹🇼, as every year ✌🏼

On #China in #Hungary , on security concerns & narratives, and what this means for EU-China relations, I shared some thoughts ahead of Xi’s visit to Budapest — quoted in BBC News 中文:

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Nice to spot this on the streets of Taipei!

Celebrating Europe Day every year has helped bring #Europe closer to #Taiwan .
Join the celebrations hosted by EETO Filip Grzegorzewski 🇪🇺 this coming weekend, in Huashan Park.

“While [Xi’s] trip is unlikely to change the current dynamics between the EU and China, Arho Havren said Xi will try to use China’s relationship with middle powers like France and its “iron-clad friendship” with countries like [Serbia and ] Hungary to make itself more visible and…

In light of Europe’s growing appetite to investigate #China ’s unfair trade practices, Xi’s European tour aims to disrupt efforts to adopt tougher trade measures against China — but there is more to it.

Spoke to William Yang on timing, significance & symbolism of Xi’s visit.

Rain or shine 💫

#Taiwan