The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended congratulations on July 19 to Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as president of the European Commission.

In EC political guidelines 2024-2029 announced by von der Leyen for her second term, the European Union is set to cooperate with Australia, Japan, Korea and New Zealand to counter China’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo across the Taiwan strait. The MOFA voiced its gratitude to von der Leyen for her concern and support over cross-strait peace.

Under von der Leyen’s leadership, the European Commission has continued to advance ties with Taiwan, evidenced by the 2021 EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, referring to Taiwan for the first time as a major Indo-Pacific partner. In addition, the strategy called for forging a diverse, resilient semiconductor supply chain and deepening bilateral trade and investment links with Taiwan.

As a like-minded partner who shares the same core values of democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law with the EU, Taiwan will continue to strengthen economic partnership to advance exchanges in culture, digital economy, green energy and technology. 


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)