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2/2 They interviewed Paola about the EU's Indo-Pacific policies, particularly in Southeast Asia, and presented our policy recommendations. 📊

Thank you for the insightful discussion!

4⃣ Takaichi’s Europe policy extends her broader security agenda: firm on Russia, supportive of Ukraine, and geared toward deeper defense and tech cooperation with the EU. This pragmatically embeds Japan in Europe’s security networks while advancing shared Indo-Pacific goals.

3⃣ Her assertive agenda promises greater visibility & confidence for 🇯🇵, but it also risks regional friction, economic strain, & domestic division. Whether her leadership delivers lasting stability or renewed tension will define her legacy & 🗾’s trajectory in the decade ahead.

2⃣ Early diplomacy with Donald Trump and her cabinet choices signal that the Japan–US alliance remains the cornerstone of her foreign policy, while economic and defense commitments underscore Japan’s bet on Washington, even at significant fiscal cost.

1⃣ Despite her reputation as a staunch nationalist, newly-appointed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s posture so far has been restrained and pragmatic, while still hardline on key geopolitical issues.

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➡️ Indonesia and Vietnam explicitly include Russia in their #hedging strategies, pursuing independent foreign policies to strengthen their international standing.

5/5 At that moment, 🇨🇳's coercive retaliation against 🇱🇹 stopped being a bilateral conflict between the 2 countries, and morphed into a broader issue, which challenged one of the fundamental principles on which 🇪🇺 is built: free movement of goods between member states," he said.

4/5 Simalcik explained that Beijing weaponized supply chains to coerce Lithuania but in doing so threatened the integrity of Single market. "China pressured German 🇩🇪 companies to stop using 🇱🇹 suppliers of intermediary goods if they want to maintain uninterrupted access to 🇨🇳 market.''

3/5 ''But Taiwan is facing a dilemma - whether to get held up on the naming, or accept the conventionally used name Taipei and establish a new representative office which will strengthen institutional, political and economic ties with Estonia and Europe."

2/5 "Naturally, Taiwan 🇹🇼 wants to project its sovereignty by a variety of means, including by symbolic moves like properly referring to Taiwan in the name of its representative office.''

🕒 16.00 – 18.30

🌏 🗣️Joint hearing w/ @afet.europarl.europa.eu on China’s influence in the EU 🇪🇺 and globally 🌐

Participants include @ivanakaraskova.bsky.social @ruehlig.bsky.social @merics.bsky.social @rturcsanyi.bsky.social @ceias-eu.bsky.social @grzegorzstec.bsky.social

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4️⃣ 🇨🇿 Czech Minister for Science, Research, and Innovation Marek Zenisek visited Taiwan to advance cooperation in high-tech research and chip development

3️⃣ 🇳🇱 Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung made a semi-secret yet landmark visit to the Netherlands to strengthen economic and strategic ties

2️⃣ 🇪🇪 Estonian ride-hailing company Bolt launched its services in Taiwan — its first market in East Asia

This month’s highlights include:

1️⃣ 🇦🇹 A 7-member bipartisan delegation from Austria visited Taiwan to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation in defense and AI innovation