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Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China

Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China



Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen’s trip came before ‘goodwill visit’ to China by David Lammy next weekThe UK Foreign Office (FCDO) asked for a visit by the former Taiwanese president to be postponed so as not to anger China ahead of a trip by David Lammy, the Guardian has learned.Lammy is due to travel to China next week for high-level meetings in his first trip to the country as foreign secretary. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/12/foreign-office-uk-visit-taiwan-tsai-ing-wen

Author : Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Publish date : 2024-10-12 04:00:15

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