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Foreign Office ‘asked for UK visit by Taiwan ex-president to be deferred’ to not anger China

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British-Taiwanese all-party parliamentary group ( APPG ) had been in talks to host Tsai Ing-wen , the former president of Taiwan , in parliament this month .

Plans for a visit were postponed after the Foreign Office indicated it could scupper Lammy ’s imminent trip to China .

Lammy is due to travel to China next week for high-level meetings in his first trip to the country as foreign secretary.

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