The visiting chair of the Czech Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defense and
Security Committee says he believes Taiwan needs to enhance its societal
resilience against information manipulation and psychological warfare.

Speaking in Taipei at at the Czech Hub in Taiwan, Pavel Fischer said small
countries must realize they also have a role to play and greater engagement
between democracies can counter rising authoritarianism globally.

Fischer also said that the Czech Republic has a strong interest in Taiwan's
tech industry -- including semiconductor chip manufacturing and drone
technology.


The the Czech Hub in Taiwan is a collaborative initiative established by the
European Values Center for Security Policy, the Czech-Taiwanese Business
Chamber and other partners, aimed at strengthening the Czech community in
Taiwan.