Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UIN 9394, tabled on 16 October 2024
Question
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department advised postponement of the visit to London of former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
Answer
Catherine West
Labour
Answered on
24 October 2024
The UK’s longstanding position on Taiwan has not changed. The UK does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan but a strong unofficial relationship based on deep and growing ties in a wide range of areas and underpinned by shared democratic values.
There is a long history of visits between the UK and Taiwan, including many conducted independently of HMG.