Taiwan Policy Centre

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OUR goals

The Taiwan Policy Centre works with stakeholders and interested organisations on a non-partisan basis to promote and enhance the understanding of Taiwan in the UK, and to shape the policy environment towards full UK diplomatic recognition of Taiwan.

OUR focus

International Law

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Our panel discussion held in Taipei on May 4th 2023 with New Bloom and NuVoices.

OUR IMPACT

Welcome to the

Taiwan Policy Centre

what we do

The Taiwan Policy Centre is a non-partisan research and advocacy organisation working to ensure the fullest cultural, trade, and diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Taiwan.

our FOCUS

International Law

Welcome to the

Taiwan Policy Centre

what we do

The Taiwan Policy Centre is a non-partisan research and advocacy organisation working to ensure the fullest cultural, trade, and diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Taiwan.

Read our aims & objectives

Our

focus

Int. Law

VP Hsiao receives UK Parliament’s Labour Friends of Taiwan delegation

President Lai Ching-te (right) greets British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones March 28 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. (Courtesy of PO)

Delegation of Labour MPs arrives in Taiwan in first visit since UK election

President Lai Ching-te (right) greets British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones March 28 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. (Courtesy of PO)

Our Advocacy

The UK’s misplaced China focus

The UK needs to orient it’s strategy around the risks of exposure to China, not seek solutions in closer ties.

UK needs to chart new course on Taiwan ties

Now is the time for the UK to deepen ties with Taiwan, the two nations have much in common.

Lessons to take from Tsai Ing-wen

The best assurance for Taiwan, which should be centred in discussion as a basic act of respect, is deterrence which speaks plainly and consistently.

Does Lai Ching-te Need a Large Majority?

Domino Theory asked our Director of Communications for our assessment of the upcoming elections.

David Spencer: Sunak must get serious on Taiwan

The big question now is whether Sunak has the fortitude to stand up to pressures from the PRC and the Foreign Office, and do the right thing for Taiwan and Ukraine.

Interview with Domino Theory Magazine

” Of course the Left should support protecting Taiwan’s sovereignty and self-determination as much as they do for any other threatened, coerced or occupied people anywhere else in the world.”

Our Advocacy

The UK’s misplaced China focus

The UK needs to orient it’s strategy around the risks of exposure to China, not seek solutions in closer ties.

UK needs to chart new course on Taiwan ties

Now is the time for the UK to deepen ties with Taiwan, the two nations have much in common.

Lessons to take from Tsai Ing-wen

The best assurance for Taiwan, which should be centred in discussion as a basic act of respect, is deterrence which speaks plainly and consistently.

Does Lai Ching-te Need a Large Majority?

Domino Theory asked our Director of Communications for our assessment of the upcoming elections.

Taiwan – Uk News

VP Hsiao receives UK Parliament’s Labour Friends of Taiwan delegation

President Lai Ching-te (right) greets British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones March 28 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. (Courtesy of PO)

Delegation of Labour MPs arrives in Taiwan in first visit since UK election

President Lai Ching-te (right) greets British Office Taipei Representative Ruth Bradley-Jones March 28 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City. (Courtesy of PO)

Taiwan directors share insights on Taiwan New Cinema in London

Taiwan director Chen Kun-hou (center) introduces “The Boys from Fengkuei” by Hou Hsiao-hsien April 11 as part of “Myriad Voices: Reframing Taiwan New Cinema” staged by the Ministry of Culture and British Film Institute through April 30 in London. (Courtesy of MOC)

Premier Cho welcomes new UK representative

Premier Cho Jung-tai (right) presents Ruth Bradley-Jones, new British Office Taipei representative, with a welcome gift at the Executive Yuan April 14 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of EY)

In Westminster

To the right is one of our In Westminster Archive Cards, the most recent entry in our database of agreements signed between Taiwan and the UK. Please visit our In Westminster page to search our archive CARDS for Questions, Debates, Government Statements, Discussions in committees, and other agreements signed between the UK and Taiwan.

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Question :

Answer :

UK-Taiwan Organics Equivalence

Memorandum of Understanding

May222024

Memorandum of Understanding

Purpose of Agreement :

The MoU is the first phase of the mutual recognition of organic standards between the UK and Taiwan; organic products that meet the standards will be able to access one another’s markets. The MoU covers organic processed foods made from crops and/or livestock ingredients.

Signed? (UK) :

John Dennis, Representative at the British Office Taipei

Signed? (TW) :

Vincent Chin-Hsiang Yao, Representative at the Taipei Representative Office in the UK

Presiding Government :

Sunak (Conservative)

Presiding Government :

Sunak (Conservative)

Signed? (UK) :

John Dennis, Representative at the British Office Taipei

Signed? (TW) :

Vincent Chin-Hsiang Yao, Representative at the Taipei Representative Office in the UK