Foreign Minister Calls on Europe To Stand With Taiwan

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Taiwan's foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, has told a security conference in Warsaw that it's time for Europe to stand with Taiwan against authoritarianism and the "axis of upheaval."

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00:00Foreign Minister Lin Jialong says it's time for Europe to stand with Taiwan against authoritarianism.

00:06That came during an address at the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland.

00:11Today, authoritarian regimes, mainly China, Russia, Iran and North Korea,

00:19have formed an axis of upheaval to challenge the rule-based international order.

00:25And China is largely seen as the decisive enabler behind Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

00:34As a result, democracies around the world must act in concert to counter the existential and systemic threat.

00:45Parts of Central and Eastern Europe have grown sympathetic to Taiwan since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine,

00:52despite formally recognizing China.

00:54This is Lin's second time in Europe this month.

00:57Both visits brought protests from China, which claims Taiwan as part of its own territory

01:01and has threatened to take it with force.

01:04An active military officer also joined the Foreign Minister at the Forum.

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