Liberal International Supports Taiwan’s Membership in International Organizations

Liberal International passed a resolution recognizing the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to Taiwan and supporting Taiwan’s membership in international organizations, media reported on July 2nd.

The Liberal International was established in 1947 as a federation of liberal political parties from around the world, and Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) joined the organization in 1994. Last week, the 63rd congress was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, which received attendance by 221 delegates from 58 countries.

The DPP spokesperson Hsieh Pei-Fen said that many politicians expressed their support for Taiwan during the congress, including Ilhan Kyuchyuk, a Bulgarian lawmaker and co president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe; Art Eggleton, a former Canadian minister of international trade and minister of national defense; Canadian lawmaker Leah Taylor Roy; British Member of the European Parliament Phillip Bennion; South African lawmaker Thomas Walters and others all expressed concern about the CCP’s interference with Taiwan’s election last year.

The conference recognized that the CCP’s frequent incursions into Taiwan’s waters and airspace have undermined the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Taiwan was also strongly supported by members during the conference of its membership in international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.