Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
UIN 65771, tabled on 18 October 2022
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on support for the US sending troops to Taiwan to defend against potential Chinese invasion.
Answer
Leo Docherty
Conservative
Answered on
26 October 2022
The UK’s longstanding policy on Taiwan has not changed. We consider the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue, without the threat or use of force or coercion. We are concerned by any activity that risks destabilising the status quo.