Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said freedom and democracy are at stake and called on the global community to support Taiwan.

Wu was giving a speech at an international conference on security and democracy in the Czech capital Prague on Wednesday. Czech President Petr Pavel was in attendance.

At the start of the event, Pavel said China's strategic long-term interests and values are "not compatible with ours." He said the world should stay fully in support of preserving a democratic arrangement in Taiwan.

Wu said Taiwan faces enormous challenges from China, stressing that Beijing's military threat has been increasing around the Taiwan Strait.

He sought international support for Taiwan, saying "what is at stake is our true belief in freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law."

Wu added, "I have every confidence that when democracies in the east and west stand together, we will prevail."

In 2021, he visited the Czech Republic and other European countries that used to be under the influence of the former Soviet Union, drawing a sharp reaction from China.

The Czech Republic has diplomatic relations with China, but the central European country has enhanced its relations with Taiwan. In January, President-elect Pavel spoke by phone with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen before being inaugurated as head of state, in a rare diplomatic move.