Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meets head of Germany's parliamentary defence committee Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann in Taipei © Thomson Reuters
DW: Germany won't arm Taiwan, says senior lawmaker
A leading German lawmaker visiting Taiwan says Germany will not provide the island with weapons and has not been asked to do so. China has warned that foreign politicians who visit the island are "playing with fire."
A senior politician in German defense circles told a news conference in Taipei on Wednesday that Berlin had no plans to send weapons to the democratically-ruled island.
Taiwan, viewed by Beijing as its own territory, has faced mounting pressure from China, which has been ramping up military, political and economic pressure to strengthen its claims.
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WNU editor: Taiwan wants more .... Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain 'regional order' (Reuters), and China is not happy with this visit .... China invokes Germany’s ‘painful’ past, slams Berlin delegation’s visit to Taiwan (AFP).