French senators meet with Taiwan�s Tsai amid China tensions

Aran News Saudi Arabia07 Oct, 2021News

TAIPEI, Taiwan: A group of French senators visiting Taiwan as part of a regular parliamentary exchange met with President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday morning during a trip that comes in a particularly tense moment between China and the self-ruled island. Tsai spoke briefly before their meeting, giving France?s former defense minister, Alain Richard, the Order of Propitious Clouds, a distinction recognizing ?his contributions to Taiwan-France relations.? She thanked him for leading an effort in the French Senate to pass a resolution in support of allowing Taiwan to participate in international organizations like the World Health Organization.