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A group of 41 EU lawmakers on Tuesday condemned China for its political and economic coercion of Lithuania, and called on leaders of the bloc to demonstrate solidarity with Vilnius.
The letter was initiated by Slovakian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Miriam Lexmann, who is cochair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
“We, the undersigned members of the European Parliament, resolutely condemn political and economic coercion of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) against Lithuania,” the letter said.
The letter addressed European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and
The number of Chinese asylum seekers globally increased 700 percent from 2012 to 2020, while Beijing has employed various means to force the “involuntary return” of overseas fugitives, a report released yesterday by nongovernmental organization Safeguard Defenders said.
The report, titled Involuntary Returns: China’s Covert Operation to Force ‘Fugitives’ Overseas Back Home, exposes three methods employed by China to forcibly secure the return of Chinese fugitives and other targets abroad: threatening the fugitives’ family members in China, employing police officers or agents to target them, and kidnapping them.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had successfully returned at least 10,000 people since its
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed Slovenia’s plan to establish a representative office in Taiwan, after Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa revealed the plan in an interview with Indian TV station Doordarshan on Monday.
Taiwan is a democratic country that respects international democratic standards and international laws, the Slovenian prime minister said in the interview.
Slovenia and Taiwan are working on “exchanging representatives,” he said. “Of course, this will not be on the level of embassies. It will be on the same level as many of the EU member countries.”
“When I spoke with our businessmen who are trading with Taiwan, they