# Before the US-China summit, Hsiao Bi-khim’s ‘niche’ diplomacy in Europe

https://mins.news/en/item/61844

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-17 00:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cqn4k00yrpgxo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim visited Italy’s Ventotene island at the invitation of a European Parliament vice president and its Italian office to attend a freedom and democracy forum. By engaging the European Parliament rather than Italy’s government or the European Commission, Taipei sought diplomatic space, while Beijing condemned the move.

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