LONDON: Former British prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week and meet senior members of the government, her office said on Tuesday (May 9), as she makes a case for Western democracies to toughen their stance towards China. Truss, Britain's shortest-serving prime minister, took office last Se
LONDON: Former British prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week and meet senior members of the government, her office said on Tuesday , as she makes a case for Western democracies to toughen their stance towards China.
Since then, she has given speeches in Japan and Washington about the need for a tougher stance towards China. She will also deliver a speech during her Taiwan visit on May 17. Britain has warned against the use of military force against Taiwan by China. China's foreign ministry said in response that the greatest threat to peace in the Taiwan Strait was the"separatist acts of Taiwan independence and the connivance and support of foreign forces".
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