Strack-Zimmermann is leading an 11-member delegation on a visit to Taiwan from Monday to tomorrow. President William Lai, sixth right, poses with European Parliament Committee on Security and Defence Chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, sixth left, and other members of an European Parliament delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday. Strack-Zimmermann called on the EU to deepen cooperation with Taiwan in secure supply chains, semiconductors, information security, critical infrastructure and resilient defense industries. The delegation also includes Spanish MEPs Nicolas Pascual de la Parte and Jose Cepeda, Estonian MEP Urmas Paet, Latvian MEP Martins Stakis and Greek MEP Nikolas Farantouris, the ministry said. The visit comes as China welcomes its first delegation of European Parliament members in eight years.

Source: Taipei Times March 31, 2026 17:46 UTC