Czech lower house speaker: Czechia and Taiwan share same values

The Speaker of the Czech lower house of Parliament Markéta Pekarová Adamová, who is on a working visit to Taiwan, was received by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday. President Tsai welcomed the fact that the visit had gone ahead despite considerable opposition to it from China. She said Taiwan and the Czech Republic have both been through authoritarian rule and can become firm partners in upholding democracy and freedom. Pekarová Adamová said Czechia is a staunch supporter of Taiwan in Europe and expressed the hope that other European states would follow the Czech example in openly showing their support.