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China: Taiwan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement by the Chinese Embassy to the UK entitled Embassy Spokesperson on a Taiwan-related motion concocted by a handful of British MPs, published on

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
19 Dec 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement by the Chinese Embassy to the UK entitled Embassy Spokesperson on a Taiwan-related motion concocted by a handful of British MPs, published on

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The UK's longstanding position on Taiwan, as set out in the 1972 Communiqué, has not changed and remains the position of this government.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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