Published by The Memorandum | No. 21.2026 Author: Gray Sergeant: “Fully articulating this point, about the wishes of the Taiwanese, is also a good reminder to the world that Taiwan is not a mere ‘problem’ or ‘issue’ (or, indeed, a bargaining chip) but a country of 24 million people.”
The United Kingdom and Taiwan celebrated two decades of collaboration in renewable energy during the 7th UK–Taiwan Energy Dialogue and the 20th Taiwan–UK Renewable Energy Roundtable, held in London on 26 November 2025. Senior officials, technical experts, and industry leaders from both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and reaffirmed the importance of sustained coordination on renewable energy deployment, grid resilience, and energy innovation.
Chinese officials have been pushing “legal advice” on European countries, saying their own border laws require them to ban entry to Taiwanese politicians, according to more than half a dozen diplomats and officials familiar with the matter.
Taiwan’s government declined to comment on the US’s actions, despite the fact that Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has repeatedly talked of the need to defend the international rules-based order as a means of preventing a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan will introduce a £30bn supplementary budget to defend itself against the rising threat from China. Taipei’s military to be ready for combat against Beijing by 2027, says country’s president.
The agency under the Ministry of National Defense (MND) has released three editions of the handbook since 2022, covering information from preparation of go-bags to survival tips during natural disasters and war. Compared with the previous edition, released in 2023, the current version has a clearer focus on wartime scenarios.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed the UK in joining Taiwan, the US, Japan, Australia and Canada as the newest full partner of the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF).
The ministry’s statement was released after British Representative to Taiwan Ruth Bradley-Jones earlier yesterday announced the UK’s decision to join the GCTF.
The framework was launched in 2015 by Taiwan and the US as a platform to enable Taiwan to share its expertise on global issues and contribute alongside global partners, as Taipei has been sidelined at major international organizations due to pressure from Beijing.
AIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Space Agency and the UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult signed a five-year deal on Tuesday to expand cooperation in satellite assembly and technical training.
The signing coincided with the UK-Taiwan Space Roundtable, co-hosted by TASA and the British Office in Taipei. The event gathered tech companies to discuss low-Earth orbit satellite partnerships and sustainable applications, per CNA.
aiwan and the United Kingdom inked a deal on Thursday that would pave the way for bilateral collaboration in talent development in the semiconductor sector, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
The UK on Friday said that the sailing of the HMS Richmond through the Taiwan Strait was a routine passage that was in compliance with international law.
“HMS Richmond’s navigation through the Taiwan Strait was a routine passage as part of Carrier Strike Group 25,” a spokesperson for the British Ministry of Defence said.
The group, led by the HMS Prince Wales, is on a seven-and-a-half-month global deployment to the Indo-Pacific region that started on April 22.
