A Canadian opposition party delegation visited Taiwan for the first time and pledged to keep pushing Ottawa to stand up to Chinese pressure — a small but clear win for Taipei's diplomatic effort.

• Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet led the party's first-ever trip to Taiwan and met President Lai Ching-te.
• The delegation went to Kinmen and saw Chinese military build-up just two kilometres from the island.
• Blanchet said Taiwan alone should decide how it joins bodies like the WHO, CPTPP and the international aviation agency.
• The party wants Canada to sign a trade deal with Taiwan and keep sending warships through the Taiwan Strait.
• Blanchet criticised a new Chinese law on "ethnic unity" as vague and far-reaching, saying it could reach the 200,000 Taiwanese living in Canada.

Outlook: Expect more pressure inside Canada's parliament for a Taiwan trade agreement, and more Chinese pushback over foreign lawmakers visiting Taipei.