There are not many people in the Czech Republic who have maintained contact with Taiwan for more than 30 years, he said. Unlike Taiwan, the pandemic situation in the Czech Republic is getting worse, and various measures implemented by the government have sometimes been chaotic, he said. The Czech Republic in April signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan on fighting the pandemic, making it the first European country to do so. Asked if the Czech Republic should side with the US in security issues, Drahos said that the US is a much more important partner for the Czech Republic than either China or Russia. Nevertheless, the Czech Republic fully understands the situation in Taiwan and Taiwan’s effort to remain a democratic and free country, he said.

Source: Taipei Times November 01, 2020 15:56 UTC