To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to facilitate an inward visit to the UK from former President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure continued support for military and dual-use technology exports to Taiwan, including through the maintenance of existing export licences.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support Taiwan’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and to encourage other member states to endorse its bid; and whether they are seeking to expedite Taiwan’s CPTPP application and to ensure that it is considered independently of, or prior to, the application of China.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support UK firms participating in renewable energy projects in Taiwan to enhance energy resilience in that country.
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether they plan to increase the number and frequency of ‘freedom of navigation’ operations through contested areas in the East and South China Seas, including the Taiwan Strait.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to establishing a cybersecurity dialogue with Taiwan similar to the UK–Singapore Cyber Dialogue; and whether they intend to support Taiwanese participation in the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, to address shared cybersecurity challenges.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime Organization to promote participation by Taiwanese companies and other stakeholders, in response to China’s increased military activities in the Taiwan Strait.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations set out in the report Mapping out the UK’s response to grey zone escalations against Taiwan, published by the China Strategic Risks Institute in May.
That this House, recalling that United Nations Resolution 2758 of 25 October 1971, which established the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the only legitimate representative of China to the United Nations (UN), does not mention Taiwan, notes that UN Resolution 2758 does not address the political status of Taiwan or establish PRC sovereignty over Taiwan and is silent both on the status of Taiwan in the UN and on Taiwanese participation in UN agencies; and calls on the Government to clarify its position that UN Resolution 2758 does not establish the One China Principle as a matter of international law, to state clearly that nothing in law prevents the participation of Taiwan in international organisations and to condemn efforts made by representatives of the PRC to distort the meaning of UN Resolution 2758 in support of Beijing’s One China Principle and the alteration of historic documents by representatives of the PRC, changing the name of the country from Taiwan to Taiwan, province of China.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the role of Chinese military-linked companies linked to escalated military activities in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea; and whether they plan to restrict UK investments in such companies and, if so, what criteria would be used to designate them.