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Taiwan: Asian Development Bank

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Questions 129898 and HL14926 on Taiwan: International Relations, if she will correct the record and state Taiwan is a full member of the Asian Development B

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 13 May 2026
Target answer date: 21 May 2026
Answer: 21 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Questions 129898 and HL14926 on Taiwan: International Relations, if she will correct the record and state Taiwan is a full member of the Asian Development B
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises that Taiwan participates in the Asian Development Bank as a full member economy under the designation "Taipei, China" and is happy to correct the record in this respect.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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