The European Commission's executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager delivers a speech during a debate on EU-Taiwan relations and cooperation at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on October 19. © Reuters
Washington Examiner: ‘Vile’: China threatens European Union over vote in support of Taiwan
European Union legislators voted overwhelmingly in favor of trade talks with Taiwan and other measures flouting China’s claims to sovereignty over the island, leaving officials in Beijing fuming at the display of tension between Western democracies and the communist regime.
“It is vile in nature and has an egregious impact,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Thursday. “A word for the relevant side: Do not underestimate the Chinese people's determination, will, and capacity to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
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