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flag EU lawmaker Gahler condemns China’s Taiwan drills as destabilizing, backs freedom of navigation.

flag European Parliament member Michael Gahler, visiting Taiwan, condemned China’s large-scale military drills near the island as provocative and destabilizing, calling them a belligerent act that threatens peace across the Taiwan Strait. flag Speaking with President Lai Ching-te, Gahler stressed the need for democracies to uphold the rules-based international order and defend freedom of navigation, noting international ships have passed through the strait to affirm its status as an international waterway. flag He highlighted concerns over undersea cable sabotage and urged collective action. flag Lai reaffirmed Taiwan’s commitment to “peace through strength” amid ongoing military pressure and economic coercion from China.

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