UK trade minister heads to Taiwan for talks, sparks China rebuke

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 08, 2022 12:08 am

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.

Then-chief secretary to the treasury Greg Hands pose for a photo during a visit to Inmarsat in the United Kingdom’s capital London on Oct. 22, 2015. AP FILE PHOTO

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