FDP on foreign affairs and defence

The FDP wants Germany to support Ukraine with humanitarian and economic aid and with weapons, and later to help with reconstruction. In Bremen and Bremerhaven, refugees from Ukraine should receive help, especially children through much better education and support services.

Russia attacked Ukraine. The FDP wants to help Ukraine, including with weapons. People from Ukraine should get help in Bremen. Children should get better offers for learning. After the war, Germany should help rebuild.

According to the platform, Bremen should stand up for freedom and democracy in the Bundesrat, within its own powers, and through direct contacts. Support for Ukraine in repelling the attack is to include humanitarian and economic aid as well as arms deliveries. The FDP calls for local help for Ukrainian refugees and a major improvement in education and support services for children. After the war ends, Germany should support reconstruction.

The FDP backs the protest movement in Iran and calls for swift, united action by democratic states. Together with European partners, pressure on the Iranian leadership should increase and further sanctions should be imposed.

In Iran, many people are fighting for more freedom. The FDP is on their side. Europe should put more pressure on Iran's government. There should be more sanctions. Sanctions are penalties against a country.

The platform notes that many people in Iran have paid for their protest with their lives or their freedom. The FDP demands that the community of liberal democratic states act quickly and in unison. Further sanctions should be decided jointly with European partners. According to the platform, the aim is to support the struggle for women's rights, self-determination, and against religious repression.

The FDP calls for ending all cooperation with the Confucius Institutes because, in its view, they serve the Chinese government for disinformation and propaganda. Instead, Bremen and Germany should offer Taiwan cooperation, including a Taiwanese institute and a city partnership.

Confucius Institutes are Chinese cultural centers in Germany. The FDP says China uses them for propaganda. Bremen should stop working with them. Instead, Bremen should work more closely with Taiwan. There should be a Taiwanese institute.

The platform accuses China of disregarding human rights and civil liberties and of threatening Hong Kong and Taiwan. As long as China continues this policy, the FDP believes democracies should increasingly turn away from the country and cooperate more with one another. The Taiwanese government should be offered an institute for cultural exchange, closer trade and economic ties, and cooperation in education. Bremen should also offer a partnership with a city in Taiwan.