National Security Council Deputy Secretary-General Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆) this weekend attended a conference in Estonia to discuss regional and international security policies, marking the first time the Taiwanese government received an invitation to the event.
Lin shared Taiwan’s response to China’s “gray zone” tactics and its experience with cognitive warfare, calling on countries that are idealistically aligned to strengthen cooperation and develop joint response strategies and legal frameworks.
Lin attended the 18th annual Lennart Meri Conference from Friday to yesterday in Tallinn at the invitation of the International Center for Defense and Security think tank, the Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia said in a news release.
Photo courtesy of the Taipei Mission in the Republic of Latvia
The conference was attended by the presidents and prime ministers of multiple countries, experts and heads of departments in diplomacy and national defense.
On Friday evening, Lin attended a welcome banquet hosted by Estonian President Alar Karis and attended multiple events before speaking at the forum Total Defence Against Hybrid Threats yesterday morning.
Lin gave an overview of the responsibilities of the council and shared how the Taiwanese government is working to boost societal resilience, integrate public and private resources and expand international engagement.
He pointed to the inseparable nature of European and Indo-Pacific security by highlighting joint military exercises held by China and Russia.
China has not only supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and provided military components and high-tech equipment to the country, but the two nations also conduct joint military exercises across the Asia-Pacific region, he added.
Russia and China use similar tactics such as international narrative shaping, “gray zone” operations and interfering with critical undersea infrastructure, he said.
Lin’s visit also included a visit to the Maarjamae Memorial complex to remember Estonian suffering under totalitarian rule, personally guided by Estonian Parliament Estonia-Taiwan Friendship Group chair Kriso Enn Vaga.
“We must constantly remind the world that aggressors will never stop on their own — unless they are stopped,” Vaga said.
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