British MPs call for ‘as much help as possible’ for Taiwan to defend against China

Soldiers conduct military drills in Taiwan. British MPs have urged the UK to do as much as possible to help Taiwan defend itself. Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images

A British parliamentary delegation to Taiwan has called for the UK government to give “as much help as possible” to Taiwan to defend itself against China.

The visit by the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group to Taiwan this week included a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, and discussions of British defence exports which supply Taiwan’s submarine program.