Until now, if an individual EU member is threatened by a non-member (as Lithuania has been by China), the EU can’t retaliate against the threatening party unless it secures the unanimous approval of all 27 EU member countries’ legislatures — a cumbersome and usually impossible procedure. But the European Commission (EC) is proposing the adoption […]
Japan, Europe resist China’s demands they shun Taiwan
The weekly trade report with L.C. Taiwan’s diplomatic isolation in the face of Chinese threats seems to be coming to an end: Japan is promoting Taiwan’s entry to the CPTPP. Parliamentarians from the Japanese (LDP) and Taiwanese (DPP) ruling parties met virtually on August 27th, an unusual occurrence indicative of Tokyo’s efforts to warm its […]
