Mr. Pavel, who will be the next president of the Czech Republic, and President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan held a telephone talk and agreed to deepen cooperation in fields such as semiconductors.
It is unusual for the next president of a country that has diplomatic relations with China to hold a telephone conversation with Taiwan.
In January, a presidential election was held in the Czech Republic following the expiration of Mr. Zeman's term of office, and Mr. Pavel, a former senior official of NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was elected.
According to the Presidential Office of Taiwan, President-elect Pavel and President Tsai held a telephone conversation on the night of the 30th.
President Tsai congratulated Pavel on his election and said, "Taiwan is willing to deepen cooperation with the Czech Republic in areas such as semiconductor design, advanced science and technology human resource development, and global supply chain reconstruction." That's it.
After the meeting, President-elect Pavel posted on Twitter, "Taiwan and the Czech Republic share the values of freedom, democracy and human rights, and I would like to have the opportunity to meet President Tsai in the future." bottom.
The Czech Republic has diplomatic relations with China and no diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
It is unusual for the next president of such a country to have a telephone conversation with the president of Taiwan.
In Europe, due to concerns about human rights issues in China and the fact that the investment effect was not as high as initially expected, the European government has distanced itself from China, and instead sought to establish a relationship with Taiwan, which is increasing its presence with semiconductors and other cutting-edge technologies. There is a movement to deepen.