France offers to help repair military equipment: officialNO ‘PRESSURE’: Alain Richard said he does not fear retaliation over their visit to Taiwan, adding that the trip does not contradict French policyBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporterFrance has offered Taiwan military equipment maintenance services, but it cannot reveal details, French Senator Alain Richard said in Taipei yesterday. French Senator Alain Richard, head of the Senate’s Taiwan Friendship Group and former defense minister, addresses a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Asked if he fears retaliation from Beijing for visiting Taiwan, Richard said the trip does not contradict French diplomatic policy or relations with China. The delegation was invited to the opening of the Shawan History and Culture Park (沙灣歷史文化園區) in Keelung today. The park contains some heritage from the Sino-French War in 1884, during which Keelung was a battlefield, the Keelung City Government said.

Source: Taipei Times October 08, 2021 15:56 UTC