China's EU charm offensive spoiled by Czech speaker's Taiwan visit

President Tsai meets with Vystrcil, praising 'major step' for a new wave

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, right, and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi leave after a joint news conference as part of a meeting in Berlin on Sept. 1. © Reuters

YU NAKAMURA and TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/BEIJING -- China's campaign to warm ties with Europe was tripped up again on Thursday as Czech Senate leader Milos Vystrcil met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, pushing cross-strait relations to the diplomatic forefront.

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