Taiwan and Europe must defend democracy together, the president says


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November 29, 2021 Taipei (Reuters) – Taiwan and Europe must work together to protect themselves from authoritarianism and false information, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Monday. Lithuania has faced ongoing pressure from China to claim Taiwan as its territory since it allowed the capital to open a de facto Taiwanese embassy. Beijing is increasing military and diplomatic pressure on Taipei to accept China’s sovereignty claims and limit international participation, but Tsai defends freedom and democracy, with Taiwan not succumbing to threats. It states that. Tsai told Cheong Wa Dae...