Double Impact: Taiwan VP Hsiao, Former President Tsai Speak in Europe | Taiwan Talks EP718

Video Description

Taiwan Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao delivered the keynote remarks to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) annual summit in Brussels, while former president Tsai Ying-wen addressed the Berlin Freedom Conference. Both Taiwanese leaders used their historic speeches to urge unity among democratic countries against the shared threat of authoritarianism. This diplomatic offensive in Europe comes as Beijing has expanded its use of propaganda, lawfare and gray-zone tactics to isolate and intimidate Taipei and its partners. What did Hsiao and Tsai accomplish in the EU? And is there any merit to Beijing’s attempt to draw a parallel between Germany’s peaceful reunification and a potential invasion of Taiwan? In this episode, we discuss Taiwan-European relations, Germany’s balancing act and how Taipei should respond to Beijing’s latest threats. *Recorded on November 12, 2025 at 3pm Taiwan Standard Time Host/Senior Producer: Yin Khvat Our guests: Leonard Chao - National Tsing Hua University Adjunct Professor Marcin Jerzewski - European Values Center for Security Policy Taiwan Office Head Chapters: 00:00:00 - Taiwan's Diplomatic Outreach to Europe 00:01:02 - VP Hsiao's Historic Speech in Brussels 00:08:59 - IPAC Counters Beijing's Distortions 00:13:10 - Germany Balances Beijing, Taipei 00:20:24 - China Tries To Intimidate Taiwan Officials #TaiwanEURelations #BikhimHsiao #HsiaoBikhim #IPAC #InterParliamentaryAllianceonChina #IPAC2025 #TsaiIngwen #BerlinFreedomConference #LaiChingte #LinChialung #PumaShen #DemocraticPeoplesParty #DPP #TaiwanForeignPolicy #TaiwanGermanyRelations #GermanyChinaRelations #GermanReunification #GermanForeignPolicy #JohannWadephul #ChinesePropaganda #Lawfare #Grayzone #GrayzoneTactics #Coercion #PeoplesRepublicofChina #PRC #ChineseCommunistParty #CCP #ChineseForeignPolicy #ChinaEURelations #Interpol #Democracy #Authoritarianism #Sovereignty #PeoplesLiberationArmy #PLA #TaiwanStrait #TaiwanInvasion #TaiwanContingency #TaiwanConflict #TaiwanPlus #TaiwanTalks