TAIPEI: The United Kingdom announced on Monday that a trade minister was heading to Taiwan for the first in-person talks since the coronavirus pandemic began in a bid to strengthen ties with the self-governing island, a trip that sparked a rebuke from Beijing.

Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands will co-host annual talks and meet with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen during his two-day visit, the UK's Department for International Trade said.

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