'Playing with fire...': China warns Europe for 'meddling' in Taiwan

Beijing said Von der Leyen's policy guidelines constituted 'gross interference' in the country's internal affairs, Taiwan News reported, citing a Euronews article.

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China has slammed the European Commission over their stand on Taiwan, terming it “gross interference” in the country’s internal affairs, Taiwan News reported.

The EU chief, Ursula von der Leyen came under fire on Friday from China for standing up for Taiwan.

In her manifesto, the German politician had described the Indo-Pacific as a “decisive region.” She also called for “collective efforts to deploy the full range of our combined statecraft to deter China from unilaterally changing the status quo by military means, particularly over Taiwan.”

Responding to the EU’s stand, Beijing said Von der Leyen’s policy guidelines constituted “gross interference” in the country’s internal affairs, Taiwan News reported, citing a Euronews article.