Czech Senate President Visits Taiwan Despite Pressure from Beijing

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Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil has arrived in Taiwan with a 40-person delegation to deepen business and cultural ties. The four-day visit proceeds despite strong opposition from Beijing and a political snub at home, where the Czech government denied Vystrčil a state aircraft to protect trade relations with China.

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00:00Czech Senate President Milos Vistrichil has arrived in Taiwan from meetings with Taiwan's president and other top officials.

00:07Leading a 40-person delegation, Vistrichil aims to deepen business and cultural ties between the Czech Republic and Taiwan during

00:14the four-day visit.

00:16The trip comes despite strong opposition from Beijing, which objects to Taiwan expanding engagement with other countries.

00:23The Czech Prime Minister has criticized the trip and the government denied Vistrichil a state aircraft, saying it wanted to

00:30protect trade ties with China.

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