‘Taiwan unites us all’: PavilionisDEMOCRACIES: Taiwan’s status is an issue that unites freedom-loving nations to fight for a common cause, Lithuanian parliamentarian Zygimantas Pavilionis saidStaff writer, with CNA, WashingtonTaiwan’s lack of recognition as a country unites nations that support freedom and could serve as an inspiration to democracies around the world, Lithuanian Member of Parliament Zygimantas Pavilionis said on Wednesday. Pavilionis said that it was difficult to find another issue that united Europeans, Americans and people of “all other freedom-loving nations all around the world.”“Taiwan unites us all,” he added. Asked about China’s threats of economic retaliation against Lithuania because of warming ties with Taiwan, Pavilionis said that China does not understand the economy of Lithuania, nor the psyche of its people. While dependency on autocratic countries limits one’s freedom of speech and freedom of choice, bolstering relations with democracies empowers them, Pavilionis said. A third way is to have democratic societies use transparency on products’ origins to support countries that are being pressured by autocratic nations, Hsiao said.

Source: Taipei Times October 28, 2021 22:00 UTC