Taiwan's next vice president, Hsiao Mei-qin, toured Europe last week, meeting with parliamentarians from around the world and giving speeches, calling on the European Union to support Taiwan with practical action. .

According to Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other sources, the next vice president, Hsiao Mei-qin, visited the Czech Republic, Belgium, Poland, and Lithuania from the 17th to the 23rd of this month.



In Belgium, he visited the European Parliament and the European Parliament, and met with First Vice-President Carlos Callas.



Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Mr. Hsiao's visit was at the invitation of cross-party members of the European Parliament, and that it was the first time for a candidate to become vice president. "It clearly shows that



In other places Xiao visited, she reportedly held meetings with the presidents and vice-chairmen of each country's parliaments and gave speeches at think tanks.



During this visit, Mr. Hsiao said that the new Taiwanese government that will be inaugurated in May with Mr. Lai Ching-de as president and himself as vice-president will do everything in its power to strengthen its defense capabilities to deter China, and will continue to protect the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. In addition to explaining that this is the policy, the EU also called on the EU to support Taiwan through practical actions, such as concluding an economic partnership agreement, and to ensure peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.