Beijing says Czech visit to Taiwan harmed its sovereignty and was ‘a serious interference in China’s internal affairs’
- A delegation of about 90 Czech politicians, entrepreneurs, scientists and journalists led by Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil visited Taiwan from August 30 to September 4
- Czech’s centre-left government accepts the one-China policy, but Vystrcil is a member of the right-wing opposition and is not bound by the protocol
The Chinese embassy in Prague condemned a visit to Taiwan by a Czech delegation as “a serious infringement on China’s national sovereignty”.
A delegation of about 90 Czech politicians, entrepreneurs, scientists and journalists led by Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil visited Taiwan from last Sunday to Friday.
Under its one-China policy, Beijing considers Taiwan a part of its territory, with reunification by force an option, and does not send official delegations to the island.
The Czech centre-left government officially accepts the one-China policy, but Vystrcil is a member of the right-wing opposition Civic Democrats and is not bound by the protocol.
The embassy said on Saturday that the visit was “a serious interference in China’s internal affairs” and called on the Czech Republic to “take specific steps to remove the unfavourable impact of the said incident”.
