Czech Senate head calls for increased cooperationECONOMIC FOUNDATION: Milos Vystrcil touted freedom and democracy as the basis for prosperity, as Taiwanese and Czech business entities signed MOUs to boost tiesBy Angelica Oung / Staff reporterCalling for “action over arguments,” Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil said it was time to take bilateral business cooperation between the Czech Republic and Taiwan to the next level, despite threats of retaliation from China. Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua delivers a speech at the 2020 Taiwan-Czech Republic Economic, Trade and Investment Forum in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Huang Pei-chun, Taipei Times“Without the freedom for our businesses to work together, the Czech Republic and Taiwan cannot be free. The Czech Republic is Taiwan’s fourth-largest investment destination in Europe, the ministry said. In addition to the business advantages, Krcmar said he finds that Taiwanese and Czech people tend to get along.

Source: Taipei Times August 31, 2020 15:56 UTC