TAIPEI, Taiwan—Bumping their elbows in greeting, European Union parliamentarians met with Taiwan’s premier on Wednesday in the first official visit of an EU delegation to the self-ruled island, amid threats from the Chinese regime. Thirteen members of the EU committee on foreign interference in democratic processes are visiting Taiwan, after the European Parliament passed a resolution last month calling for the body to “intensify EU-Taiwan political relations.” “Although we are geographically very far away, between our two sides, we share the same values, such as freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law. … In those regards, we are actually very close,” Taiwan’s Premier Su Tseng-chang said. The European delegation will also meet President Tsai Ing-wen and Digital Minister Audrey Tang, and visit Taiwanese think tanks, NGOs, and others working on countering disinformation. The visit comes amid growing support for the democratic island—which the Chinese regime claims as part of its …
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