Taiwan ex-president Tsai Ing-wen to visit UK as China ratchets up threats against Taipei

Former leader had been due to visit in October but trip was cancelled when it coincided with David Lammy’s trip to BeijingFormer Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Britain this week at the invitation of British politicians, a trip that comes as London is trying to improve ties with Beijing and China ramps up efforts to diplomatically isolate the island.Britain, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but the economic and political exchanges between the two sides have increased as Beijing ratchets up military threats to force Taipei to accept its sovereignty claim over the democratic island. Continue reading...

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