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Reinhard Bütikofer

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Senior Fellow CEPA; Senior Adviser EPC; Ko-Vorsitzender Deutsch-Taiwanische Dialog Plattform; Advisory Board GTI;

Joined February 2009
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺🇷🇺 “Peace under Putin is unachievable for one simple reason: Putin is war — and Russia is gearing up for even more.” — Garry Kasparov 1/
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Reinhard Bütikofer
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Thanks for this thread!
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Ryan Hass
1 month
1/ I've noticed a fair bit of commentary and discussion in PRC and Taiwan media recently around whether views in the US policy community are shifting on America's support for Taiwan. As someone who lives in this community and its debates, here are a few quick reflections (🧵):
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Joseph Wu
1 month
Our Cat Warrior VP @bikhim was invited by @ipacglobal to deliver a speech at the European Parliament on “#Taiwan: a Trusted Partner in a Volatile World.” We’re closely linked with #Europe across all domains, most importantly, in our shared values of freedom & democracy. 🇹🇼❤️🇪🇺
@ipacglobal
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
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#BREAKING 🇹🇼 Taiwan’s Vice President @bikhim delivers breakthrough address to global assembly of lawmakers at #IPACBrussels25, marking the first-ever speech by a senior member of the Taiwanese Government in a foreign parliament. #快訊 台灣副總統 @bikhim#IPACBrussels25
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@ChingteLai
賴清德Lai Ching-te
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I sincerely thank @ipacglobal for inviting @bikhim to speak at #IPACBrussels25 at the European Parliament. As a trusted partner to the international community, #Taiwan stands firmly with Europe & other like-minded friends to resolutely defend democracy.
@ipacglobal
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
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#BREAKING 🇹🇼 Taiwan’s Vice President @bikhim delivers breakthrough address to global assembly of lawmakers at #IPACBrussels25, marking the first-ever speech by a senior member of the Taiwanese Government in a foreign parliament. #快訊 台灣副總統 @bikhim#IPACBrussels25
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@MiriamMLex
Miriam M. Lexmann
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I hate to break it to @ChinaEUMission, the ‘one-China principle’ isn’t a ‘universal consensus’ - but the UN Resolution 2758 is a living fact. We have every right to build relations with Taiwan, & it was both my honour & privilege as a parliamentarian to host the Vice-President.
@ChinaEUMission
Mission of China to the EU
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Our spokesperson's comments on European Parliament allowing leading "Taiwan Independence" figures such as Hsiao Bi-khim to carry out "Taiwan Independence" separatist activities in its building https://t.co/KKFxkexaFc
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Prof S Dov Bachmann
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@Focus_Taiwan @bueti doing the honours - nice!
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Reinhard Bütikofer
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Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen speaking now at Berlin Freedom Week: Taiwan's people build their resilience to counter challenges and threats from "our neighbour". And Taiwan does contribute to international efforts to defend freedom and democracy.
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Bi-khim Hsiao 蕭美琴
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I was honored to address the @ipacglobal Summit held in the European Parliament, speaking about why Taiwan matters to peace, prosperity & the future of democracy in the world. Many thanks to all involved in making this visit possible.
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@EnginEroglu_FW
Engin Eroglu
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The EU adheres to its one-China policy, recognising the PRC as the government of China, while also maintaining practical relations and cooperation with Taiwan, in line with its interests and democratic values. Our engagement with Taiwanese representatives is consistent with
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Mission of China to the EU
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Our spokesperson's comments on European Parliament allowing leading "Taiwan Independence" figures such as Hsiao Bi-khim to carry out "Taiwan Independence" separatist activities in its building https://t.co/KKFxkexaFc
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Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
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#BREAKING 🇹🇼 Taiwan’s Vice President @bikhim delivers breakthrough address to global assembly of lawmakers at #IPACBrussels25, marking the first-ever speech by a senior member of the Taiwanese Government in a foreign parliament. #快訊 台灣副總統 @bikhim#IPACBrussels25
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Reinhard Bütikofer
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The fact that @UN_HRC has refused to even debate the human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang, does not lend credibility to the claim that it "has stood at the center of the international response to human rights violations wherever and whenever they occur," dear @UN_PGA.
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UN Human Rights Council
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"Since its establishment in 2006, the Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) has stood at the center of the international response to human rights violations wherever and whenever they occur," @UN_PGA Annalena Baerbock told the @UN General Assembly. #UNGA80
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@JapanMissionEU
Mission of Japan to the EU 🇯🇵🇪🇺 5⃣0⃣
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On 3 November @JapanGov announced the 2025 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals. @bueti, former MEP, will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon for his contributions to strengthening relations between 🇯🇵 and 🇪🇺on foreign policy.
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Reinhard Bütikofer
2 months
Sycophantic overkill by Bernd Lange, MEP: "Really good cooperation" ... "like in a family". OMG! Really good CRM choke hold meets really good parrotting of CCP-speak. #China
@fbermingham
Finbarr Bermingham
2 months
I wasn't invited to China National Day celebration in Brussels, so nice of Euractiv to post this glowing video recap sponsored by the Chinese Mission so I can see who was there! I spy several high-profile MEPs (Eroglu, Lange) + a few diplos... https://t.co/837s9dr5wG
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@ipacglobal
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
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#BREAKING Our 2025 Annual Summit is coming to Brussels! Lawmakers from over 30 countries across 6 continents will unite to confront the common threats Beijing poses to our shared security, democratic values, and global prosperity. #StandTogether
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@HasnainKazim
Hasnain Kazim
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Hörens- und bedenkenswert.
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Bill Drexel
2 months
On Friday evening, my father-in-law Pastor Ezra Jin was arrested by Chinese government officials, along with more than 20 other pastors and church workers across 7 cities in the most extensive attack on a Chinese church in 4 decades. I have been quiet here mostly because helping
@SecRubio
Secretary Marco Rubio
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The United States condemns the Chinese Communist Party’s recent detention of dozens of leaders of the unregistered Zion Church in China, including prominent pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin.   We call for their immediate release.
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@fbermingham
Finbarr Bermingham
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Not just rare earths. Battery anodes materials, superhard materials, synthetic diamonds etc Brutal day for international industry
@gdp1985
Gerard DiPippo
2 months
Quite the day for Chinese export controls... Big things are happening.
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@ChinaSelect
Select Committee on China
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China’s new rare earth export controls prove one thing: Beijing will weaponize any leverage it has. America needs a new normal—not tit-for-tat. We must strategically decouple and throttle the PRC tech sector before it’s too late. 🧵 https://t.co/gkDIPwPKg1
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cnbc.com
China has leveraged its control of the sector in trade talks with the U.S. by threatening a disruptive global shortage of the critically-needed minerals.
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Bill Bishop
2 months
I did a translation of all 6 related announcements here. Today's actions go way beyond semiconductors. You company needs drill bits for oil and gas drilling? You will need a PRC license... The PRC just showed that it can control the supply chains for "new quality productive
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Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 55 of 2025: Decision to Impose Export Controls on Superhard Materials aqygzj 商务部 海关总署公告2025年第55号 公布对超硬材料相关物项实施出口管制的决定
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Aaron Slodov
2 months
CHINA JUST WEAPONIZED THE ENTIRE RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN get used to reading chinese MOFCOM bulletins because they're writing american industrial policy now. announced today: any product containing >0.1% chinese rare earth materials needs beijing's approval before re-export to
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Yasmina
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Tusk to Merkel & Co: ‘Shut Up' on Nord Stream 2 "From our point of view, the only people who should be ashamed and should remain silent on the issue of Nord Stream 2 are those who decided to build it." (Press conference Donald Tusk and Prime Minister of Lithuania Inga Ruginiene
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