Wu Jaushieh, secretary general of the Taiwanese National Security Council
At the invitation of the GLOBSEC Forum, an important think tank in Central and Eastern Europe, Wu Jaushieh, secretary general of the Taiwanese National Security Council(TSC), went to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, to attend the annual forum of the think tank, and delivered a speech on the 31st entitled “A Democracy That Can’t Fall: Taiwan’s Role in European Security.” This is the second time that Secretary-General Joseph Wu has been invited to attend the Global Security Forum, stressing that Taiwan is a democratic country that cannot fall.
Wu Jaushieh pointed out that the current world situation is indivisible, and the impact of regional conflicts is even more intertwined. This year’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Washington summit declaration clearly stated that China has become a key supporter of Russia’s war against Ukraine, highlighting the far-reaching impact of the Chinese factor on European security. He stressed that peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific are inextricably linked to Euro-Atlantic security and prosperity, and that democracies at both ends of the continent must unite to thwart China’s expansionist ambitions. Taiwan is located at the geostrategic core and important to the global economy, and it is a democracy that cannot fall.
In recent years, China has projected its influence through gray-zone tactics and non-military means, in addition to escalating the situation in the Taiwan Strait and militarizing the South China Sea through military exercises, China has also launched legal warfare, such as misinterpreting UN General Assembly Resolution 2758, claiming that Taiwan is its internal affair, and passing Article 22 of the Anti-independence Campaign, Coast Guard Order No. 3, the Counter-Espionage Law, and the Law on Guarding State Secrets, which have not only targeted the people of Taiwan, but also foreign organizations and citizens. China’s use of unfair trade and economic coercion to influence European countries, as well as its global cyberattacks and information warfare, pose a serious threat to democracies.
Taiwan has adopted a steady and responsible response to the challenge of China’s authoritarian expansion. Taiwan has not only significantly increased its defense budget, but is also committed to enhancing the defense resilience of the whole society, strengthening its defense independent industry, and developing asymmetric combat capabilities. Taiwan is determined to defend itself and will never shirk its responsibility for safeguarding regional peace and stability.
This year’s G7 Apulia leader’s statement emphasized the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and the European Union and NATO have increased their attention and concrete actions in the Indo-Pacific region in recent years, and more European countries have carried out freedom of navigation missions in the Taiwan Strait. He hopes that European countries should strengthen cooperation with Taiwan on supply chain resilience and economic security, and also hopes that there will be more exchanges and cooperation in the future on issues such as collectively responding to China’s legal warfare, countering foreign information manipulation, and cyber security.
Finally, Wu stressed that the Indo-Pacific region is critical to the future of the world. He called on European countries to let China know that it will pay the price for aggression and that only by ensuring the prosperity of Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific can a prosperous Europe be guaranteed.
國家安全會議秘書長吳釗燮應中東歐重要智庫「全球安全論壇」（GLOBSEC）之邀，前往捷克首都布拉格參加該智庫的年度論壇，並於31日發表題為「不能倒下的民主國家：台灣在歐洲安全中的角色」的演講。這是吳釗燮秘書長第二次受邀參加「全球安全論壇」，他強調台灣是一個不能倒下的民主國家。
吳釗燮指出，當前的全球局勢相互交織，區域衝突的影響愈加顯著。今年北大西洋公約組織（NATO）在華盛頓峰會上明確指出，中國已成為俄羅斯在烏克蘭戰爭中的重要支持者，這顯示出中國因素對歐洲安全的深遠影響。他強調，印太地區的和平與穩定與歐洲-大西洋的安全與繁榮息息相關，位於歐亞大陸兩端的民主陣營必須團結一致，抵制中國的擴張野心。台灣作為地緣戰略的核心，對全球經濟的重要性使其成為一個不可動搖的民主國家。
近年來，中國透過灰色地帶戰術和非軍事手段擴展其影響力，除了在台海和南中國海進行軍事演習外，還發起法律戰，曲解聯合國大會第2758號決議，聲稱台灣是其內政問題，並通過反獨22條、海警第3號令、反間諜法及保守國家機密法等措施，將台灣人民及外國組織和公民納入其打擊範圍。此外，中國還利用不公平貿易和經濟脅迫手段影響歐洲國家，並在全球範圍內發動網絡攻擊和資訊戰，這些行為對民主國家構成了嚴重威脅。
面對中國的威權擴張，台灣採取了穩健且負責的應對策略。台灣不僅大幅提升國防預算，還致力於增強全社會的防衛韌性、強化國防自主產業，並發展不對稱作戰能力。台灣堅定捍衛自身的決心，並不會逃避維護區域和平穩定的責任。
吳釗燮呼籲，面對中國的威脅，歐洲建立整合性的威懾力量至關重要。今年G7阿普利亞（Apulia）領袖聲明強調了台海和平穩定的重要性，歐盟和北約也在近年來加強了對印太地區的關注和具體行動，越來越多的歐洲國家在台海執行自由航行任務。他期望歐洲國家能加強與台灣在供應鏈韌性和經濟安全方面的合作，並希望未來在集體應對中國的法律戰、反制外國資訊操弄及網絡安全等議題上能有更多的交流與合作。
最後，吳釗燮強調，印太地區對全球未來至關重要。他呼籲歐洲國家必須讓中國明白，侵略行為將付出代價，唯有確保台灣和印太地區的繁榮，才能保障歐洲的繁榮。
