Former U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss called for an “economic NATO” to jointly resist China’s economic coercion in a keynote speech in Taipei, criticizing Western countries who are still seeking cooperation with China or unwilling to decouple from China economically. Without democracy and freedom, there is nothing to discuss, she said.
Truss arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a five-day visit and is scheduled to meet with senior Taiwanese government officials. Following Margaret Thatcher, she’s the second former British Prime Minister to visit Taiwan in 27 years.
