Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UIN 24569, tabled on 24 June 2022
Question
Mr Virendra Sharma
Labour
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve UK diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Answer
Amanda Milling
Conservative
Answered on
30 June 2022
The UK has a clear interest in enduring peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and the G7 Leaders’ Communiqué this month underscored this with our international partners. As the Foreign Secretary said in her Mansion House speech, we must ensure that democracies like Taiwan are able to defend themselves. Though the United Kingdom does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, we have a vibrant unofficial relationship, based on dynamic commercial, educational and cultural ties. This relationship delivers significant benefits to both the UK and Taiwan.