CHINA-EU: FIRST EVER OFFICIAL DELEGATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR CLOSER COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN TO FIGHT DISINFORMATION
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Taiwan's Central News Agency reported (November 5) that the head of a first ever official
European Parliament (EP) delegation's visit to Taiwan, its head Raphaël Glucksmann, said on
November 5 that he believed Taiwan would be a perfect partner for the European Union (EU)
as it considers building a hub to combat disinformation campaigns launched by authoritarian
regimes. At the press conference at the end of the delegation's three-day trip to Taiwan, he
said "We can benefit a lot as Europeans form a closer cooperation with Taiwan in the fight
against disinformation." "That actually makes a lot of sense, the partnership should grow and
get deeper and deeper." He added "We are really convinced that the more you have interaction
between international community and Taiwan, the less dangerous the situation would be in the
Strait." The EU is now considering building a hub to combat disinformation and the whole
delegation agreed that "it should be Taiwan." The delegation consisted of members of the EP's
Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union,
including Disinformation (INGE). China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi reacted angrily to the
visit and warned that Europe "will pay the price" for the visit
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