Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Taiwanese authorities on improving diplomatic and commercial links with that country.

The UK does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. However, the UK enjoys a strong relationship with the Taiwanese authorities in the fields of trade, investment, education and culture. Recent visits have focussed especially on our commercial ties in Fintech, future manufacturing, infrastructure, offshore wind, smart cities, infrastructure and investment. For example, the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Taiwan, Lord Faulkner, led a nuclear decommissioning mission to Taiwan from 25-26 January, and a railway mission from 29-30 January. The International Trade Minister Graham Stuart visited Taiwan on 9-10 April.