Therefore, Joar Forssell believes that Sweden should sell to Taiwan the weapons that the autonomous island may want to buy. And he sees no restrictions on what type of weapon Sweden should sell.
"This applies to all forms of weapons. Offensive weapons, in the case of democracies, are defensive because they are used as a deterrent.
Would you go so far as to say that Sweden will also sell JAS planes to Taiwan?
"If a democracy wants to buy JAS, I think we should be happy about it.
Should Sweden assist Taiwan militarily in the event of an attack by China?
– Yes, it is the only reasonable thing. We see a world right now where dictatorships like the one in China are trying to challenge democracy on the global arena and where Sweden, and other countries, need to contribute.
Compare with Ukraine
He believes that the support from the Swedish side must be based on the needs that exist. Above all, it is important to send a signal that if China attacks Taiwan, the democratic world will rally in the same way as it did for Ukraine.
You draw the parallel with Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers have been in Sweden and received training. Can you imagine a similar scenario where Taiwanese soldiers go to Sweden and receive training?
"It would not be unreasonable for Taiwanese soldiers to receive training in Sweden in such a situation where we democracies in the world rally behind Taiwan.
"There are challenges"
Don't you see any problem with that?
"It is clear that there are challenges and problems with this. At the same time, we cannot allow China to dictate the terms of Swedish foreign policy. It becomes untenable if democracies allow dictatorships to hold the baton for what foreign policy they pursue.
This is the second time this week that a representative of the Tidö parties has expressed support for military involvement in Taiwan. On Wednesday, Sweden Democrat Markus Wiechel said that the EU should support Taiwan militarily if China attacked. But according to the party, this is not SD's official stance.