Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on that country's relationship with Taiwan.

I discussed Taiwan with Assistant Minister Liu Haixing on 15 August 2016 during my visit to Beijing. British and Chinese officials also regularly exchange views on this topic. We reiterate that the UK’s position on Taiwan remains unchanged and that issues should be settled by the people on both sides of the Strait.