Overview

• Czech military intelligence announced on June 26 that Chinese diplomats and intelligence officers planned a “demonstrative kinetic action” to stage a car collision against Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim during her March 2024 visit to Prague, though the operation never moved beyond the planning phase.
• Officials said the scheme violated Vienna Convention obligations by following, surveilling and endangering the vice-president’s motorcade under police escort.
• Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council condemned the reported plot as a serious threat to Hsiao’s personal safety and demanded a formal explanation and public apology from Beijing.
• Vice-President Hsiao thanked Czech authorities for ensuring her security and vowed that the Chinese Communist Party’s unlawful actions would not intimidate her advocacy for Taiwan on the global stage.
• On June 30, China’s foreign ministry rejected the Czech findings, insisting its diplomats respect host-country laws and accusing Prague of meddling in China’s internal affairs.