China's drills reveal ‘unacceptable attitude’: European lawmakerStaff writer, with CNAThe military exercises China staged around Taiwan last week were provocative and revealed Beijing's "unacceptable attitude," threatening "peaceful coexistence across the Taiwan Strait," Member of the European Parliament Michael Gahler said today. Michael Gahler, member of the European Parliament and chairman of the European Parliament-Taiwan Friendship Group, speaks at the Presidential Office in Taipei today. Photo: CNAIt is important for the European Parliament and democracies worldwide to speak out for maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait, a condition China has attempted to alter, he said. The international community has strongly condemned Beijing's "belligerent and aggressive posture" as witnessed in last week's large-scale military drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, Gahler said. "This is such a provocation, and an unacceptable attitude that endangers the peaceful coexistence across the Strait," he said.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2026 07:14 UTC