US EditionTaiwan marks 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by highlighting threats from China
- On May 8, 2025, Taiwan held its first official Victory in Europe Day commemoration in Taipei, highlighting threats from China.
- President Lai Ching-te linked the event to ongoing external interference, cyberattacks, and political pressure from an authoritarian bloc led by China.
- Lai detailed sabotage of undersea cables, election meddling through misinformation, and tests to international rules-based markets through gray-zone tactics.
- Lai warned that authoritarian rule and military aggression result in devastating consequences, including widespread violence, suffering, and increased disparities, while China’s Xi Jinping attended related ceremonies in Russia.
- Taiwan’s commemoration underscored its push for closer ties with democracies despite diplomatic isolation, signaling resistance against China's coercion and influence campaigns.
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AlKhaleej TodayTaiwan president marks World War Two anniversary, warning indulging aggressors only whets appetite for expansion
TAIPEI, May 8 — Taiwan and Europe face the same threat from authoritarianism, President Lai Ching-te said today, marking 80 years since the end of World War Two in Europe and warning that indulging aggressors only whets their appetite for expansion. Taiwan has faced increased military pressure from China, including war games, as Beijing seeks to assert its sovereignty claims over the democratically-governed island, and has sought joint cause wit…
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Taiwan marks 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by highlighting threats from China
Taiwan is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by making broad comparisons between threats to European peace and aggression from China, whose leader Xi Jinping is in Russia for commemorations as Moscow continues its invasion of Ukraine.
Taiwan’s Lai Warns of New Totalitarian Threat in Victory in Europe Day Speech
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te warned that Taiwan and Europe are under threat from new totalitarian powers in a speech aimed at underscoring Taipei’s alignment with the West amid growing threats from China.
Taiwan draws parallels with Europe on WWII anniversary
The latest news on Taiwan. On Thursday, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe by urging democracies to resist authoritarian expansion. Speaking to foreign diplomats in Taipei, he underlined that Taiwan and Europe face similar threats, including election interference and undersea sabotage, and stressed that appeasing aggressors only emboldens them. Without naming China or Russia direc…
"The European Union enters this day of the divided, scared and single bocadin" after being "Abandoned" by the Allied History
In the evening of the Day of Victory in Moscow, which will be held with the presence of 29 world leaders, geopolitical specialist Maria Luísa Moreira defends that Europe is "sustained and divided" after being "left" by the United States.
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