Overview

• Czech military intelligence disclosed that Chinese diplomats and intelligence officers planned a staged car collision targeting Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim during her March 2024 visit to Prague.
• Spokesperson Jan Pejšek said the scheme involved embassy-based surveillance and preparation but never moved to execution.
• A Chinese diplomat’s red-light violation of Hsiao’s motorcade prompted Prague to summon the Chinese ambassador and is now seen as part of the wider intimidation effort.
• Hsiao Bi-khim has vowed that the Chinese Communist Party’s actions will not deter her from voicing Taiwan’s interests on the international stage.
• Beijing dismissed the allegations as politically driven interference and insisted its diplomats always comply with host-country laws.