Overview
- Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim spoke at an Inter‑Parliamentary Alliance on China meeting hosted inside the European Parliament in Brussels, attended by about 50 lawmakers from roughly two dozen countries.
- She pressed for stronger security, trade, supply‑chain and AI cooperation, arguing that peace in the Taiwan Strait is essential to global stability and economic continuity.
- Hsiao drew parallels between Taiwan’s experience with cyberattacks and undersea cable disruptions and the hybrid pressures faced by European countries.
- Taiwan’s presidential office said Hsiao traveled with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung, with the visit kept unannounced for security reasons.
- Reporters noted the trip is expected to draw criticism from Beijing, and China’s mission to the EU gave no immediate comment.