Whilst James Cleverly is in Beijing justifying his diplomatic outreach to the PRC, Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns has joined those calling for the UK government to take a tougher line on Taiwan.

Speaking to Times Radio, she said:

“I absolutely think he should go to Taiwan. And our report today calls for more cooperation with Taiwan, because working with Taiwan, standing by their right to self-determination and the rule of law, that is not a threat to the Chinese Communist Party… I visited Taiwan back in December with my committee. The Chinese Communist Party were absolutely furious. But the reality is we cannot allow them to determine who we have relations with.”

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