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Last week, a European Parliament committee adopted a resolution calling for increased cooperation between the European Union and Taiwan. The resolution also warned China about its "military belligerence" towards the island.
The Committee's report on the "EU-Taiwan Relations and Cooperation" says that the European Commission should explore the possibility of an EU-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA). It has also been proposed to rename the "European Economic and Trade Office" in Taipei to the more formal "European Union Office in Taiwan." [https://www.newsweek.com/eu-lawmakers-ignore-china-protests-seek-stronger-taiwan-ties-1625318]
This proposal by the members of the European Parliament comes days after China broke all relations with Lithuania after the latter enhanced relations with Taiwan, including opening the "Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania." The EU came out in support of the Baltic country. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/26/chinas-trade-halt-with-lithuania-over-taiwan-ties-sends-warning-to-europe]
With EU also threatening to do the same, China feels that it is being done to "provoke" it. The Chinese Mission to the EU criticized the committee report saying that it violated the "one-China principle." [http://www.news.cn/english/2021-09/02/c_1310163249.htm]
China claims that Taiwan is a breakaway territory that will unite with China one day and opposes any government recognizing Taiwan as a separate country. China has accused the EU of interfering in China's internal affairs as Taiwan was an "internal" issue.
China, in the past, has accused the European Parliament of trying to interrupt the China-Europe ties by using the "human rights" situation in Xinjiang and also China's strong-arm tactics in Hong Kong. [http://www.news.cn/english/2021-09/02/c_1310163249.htm] Since the European Parliament's recommendations are not binding on the member states, these resolutions have not been taken seriously. But with China taking a belligerent stand on various international issues, the EU may be more forceful in its assertion.
In the past, China has often criticized America for playing the 'Taiwan card' in its relations. The EU could be doing the same now, according to Chinese analysts. China has vowed to "take all measures necessary" to safeguard its "national sovereignty and territorial integrity." China calls Taiwan its "inalienable" part.
Read more:
EU leaders want to upgrade relations with Taiwan:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-02/european-lawmakers-seek-to-upgrade-ties-with-taiwan
How China views the latest move:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202109/1233409.shtml
What's behind the China-Taiwan divide:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34729538