Liz Truss in Taiwan calls for ‘economic Nato’ to challenge China

Former British PM says Taiwan is on the front line of the global battle for freedom' during trip that China has called a dangerous political show'

Free nations must commit themselves to a free Taiwan and must be prepared to back it up with concrete measures, Liz Truss has said in a keynote speech in Taipei, in which she called for an economic Nato" to tackle Beijing's growing authoritarianism.

The former British prime minister said she had come to show support for Taiwan, which was on the frontline of the global battle for freedom", under threat from a totalitarian regime in China. Truss arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a five-day visit, and is expected to meet senior government officials.