British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government plans to expand high-tech economic cooperation with Taiwan, continuing a trend of Western coordination with Taipei in defiance of Chinese Communist Party objections.
, and Taiwanese officials want to develop a diverse array of economic partners in order to insulate their society from Chinese economic coercion.
“Taiwan is a member of the global semiconductor supply chain ecosystem, and we believe by forging stronger partnerships across the supply chain, we can optimize the supply chain for the benefit of the world,” Taiwanese National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin told reporters in August. “So for Taiwan, our priority is to forge strong partnerships with important trading partners and also trading partners who are transparent so that we can ensure our economic security.
Those intentions align with British interests, to judge from Hands's priorities in meetings with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and other officials this week."During the Trade Talks, Innovate UK will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan, pledging to increase collaboration on technology and innovation," the British office announced.
Hands arrived in Taipei as another small but influential European state expanded its own relationship with Taiwanese authorities. Lithuania, which
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