Led by Alain Richard, a former French defence minister and head of the French Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group, the five-member delegation is expected to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday and exchange opinions on closer cooperation between Taipei and Paris, despite repeated protests by Beijing that the visit violates the one-China policy. Taiwan’s presidential office said that during the meeting, Tsai would award Richard a medal to “honour his support for Taiwan and his contributions to the development of Taiwan-France relations”. Before leaving for Taiwan, Olivier Cadic, vice-president of…
Taiwan welcomes French Senate delegation ‘despite threats’ from Beijing
