The trip was not officially confirmed until the multinational group of EU lawmakers landed in Taipei on Wednesday morning.
The 13-person group is scheduled to meet Premier Su Tseng-chang on Wednesday afternoon before calling on President Tsai Ing-wen the following morning. On Friday, they will visit the island's legislature and its Speaker, You Si-kun. The three-day trip will also include meetings with local think tanks working on countering disinformation.
Preparations for the visit had been kept low-key, despite local reports emerging as early as mid-October. Taiwanese diplomats were unable to confirm the plans as late as Tuesday evening. "The delegation will discuss Taiwanese experiences in [the] fight against disinformation, attempts at interference in Taiwanese democracy, media, culture and education, as well as Taiwan's efforts to reinforce its cyber-resilience," an INGE statement said.
The delegation is also set to sit down with Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang, a former hacktivist who now leads the island's public awareness and cyber-literacy campaigns against Beijing-friendly disinformation.
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