Source: Republic of China Taiwan
MOFA response to EU leaders expressing concern over Taiwan Strait situation at the 25th EU-China summit
July 25, 2025
On July 24, European Council President António Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy Kaja Kallas attended the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing. There they met first with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and later with Premier Li Qiang.
In a press release issued following the summit, the European Union reaffirmed its consistent commitment to its “one China policy,” expressed concerns about increased tensions across the Taiwan Strait, and pointed out that heightened instability in the East and South China Seas threatened regional and global prosperity and security. In addition, the press release stressed that the European Union opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion and insisted that disputes be resolved through peaceful means in accordance with international law.
In recent years, the European Union has consistently paid attention to and showed support for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. For instance, on three occasions since May last year, the European External Action Service (EEAS) expressed concern over China’s large-scale military drills targeting Taiwan and stated that the European Union had a direct interest in the preservation of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. In addition, the White Paper for European Defence—Readiness 2030, released this March by the European Union, expressed concern over China’s expanded coercion of Taiwan and emphasized that cross-strait peace and stability were of profound importance to Europe.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) welcomes and appreciates the fact that the European Union continues to take the opportunity during high-level talks with China to directly express the importance it attaches to cross-strait peace and stability, as well as its opposition to unilateral attempts to alter the status quo by force or coercion. In the future, MOFA will continue to work with the European Union and other like-minded partners so as to jointly advance peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and defend the rules-based international order.