UK's Truss and Japan's Kishida to work on countering China -statement

British Prime Minister Liz Truss arrives to meet Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of a lunch bilateral meeting at a Japanese restaurant during their visit to the US to attend the 77th UN General Assembly, New York, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

British Prime Minister Liz Truss condemned provocations over Taiwan by China in a meeting with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the United Nations General Assembly, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Tuesday.

"The Prime Minister condemned China's recent provocations over Taiwan, which threatened Japan's Special Economic Zone," a statement said.