Article 6RDNZ 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

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Eleni Courea Political correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6RDNZ)

Exclusive: Request to postpone Tsai Ing-wen's trip came before goodwill visit' to China by David Lammy next week

The 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.

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