Overview
- State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Chen Binhua denounced IPAC as a clique of anti-China elements and condemned its Taiwan-related activities.
- The statement followed Hsiao Bi-khim’s address at an IPAC gathering held inside the European Parliament complex in Brussels.
- Hsiao’s speech, titled “Taiwan: A Trusted Partner in a Volatile World,” urged deeper Europe–Taiwan engagement and stressed the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait.
- Analysts cited in coverage said Beijing is irritated but expected to calibrate its response rather than escalate quickly, with no major retaliatory steps reported so far.
- IPAC brings together lawmakers from 43 countries and the European Parliament and is widely viewed as advocating tougher policies toward Beijing.