In this photograph released by the Executive Yuan, Taiwan's premier Su Tseng-chang, center, poses for photos with European Union parliamentarians successful Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Thirteen members of the EU's committee connected overseas interference successful antiauthoritarian processes are visiting Taiwan, aft the EU parliament passed a solution past period calling for the assemblage to "intensify EU-Taiwan governmental relations." (Executive Yuan via AP) (Uncredited)

TAIPEI – European Union parliamentarians met with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen connected Thursday arsenic portion of the delegation's archetypal authoritative sojourn to the self-ruled island, which is besides claimed by China.

Thirteen lawmakers from the EU committee connected overseas interference successful antiauthoritarian processes are visiting Taiwan for 3 days. They arrived Wednesday and met with Taiwan's premier Su Tseng-chang.

“It is precocious clip for the European Union to measurement up its practice with Taiwan,” said Raphael Glucksmann, the seat of the EU's overseas interference committee.

Last month, the European Parliament passed a solution calling for the assemblage to “intensify EU-Taiwan governmental relations.” The non-binding solution besides called for changing the sanction of the typical bureau successful Taiwan to the European Union Office successful Taiwan, and to found a bilateral concern statement with the island.

The sojourn comes amid increasing enactment for the antiauthoritarian island, which China claims arsenic portion of its territory to beryllium annexed by unit if necessary, and rising antagonistic perceptions toward Beijing successful Western countries.

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China has sent an expanding magnitude of combatant jets toward the land successful a prolonged run of subject harassment since astatine slightest past year, erstwhile Taiwan began publically releasing the data.

Tsai kept her invited remarks short, calling the sojourn “highly significant” and saying Taiwan was consenting to stock its acquisition successful combating disinformation and that it wants to physique a “democratic alliance” against disinformation.

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