Taipei, June 3 -- Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil strongly pushed back against Beijing's attempts to influence Prague's foreign relations during a visit to Taiwan, declaring that China has no authority to dictate whom the Czech Republic chooses as its partners.

Vystrcil also formally invited Taiwan's Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu to visit the Czech Republic, signalling growing cooperation between the two democratic societies, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, speaking at a joint press conference with Han at Taiwan's legislature, Vystrcil emphasised that both Taiwan and the Czech Republic are sovereign, democratic entities capable of making independent decisions.

He stated that Prague would determine...