Liz Truss to visit Taiwan and give speech that could upset UK’s China strategy

Former PM, who is trying to revive her career, says she will ‘show solidarity’ with Taiwanese after Nancy Pelosi visit sparked furore

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The former prime minister Liz Truss is to visit Taiwan next week, where she will deliver a speech likely to anger Beijing and potentially upset the UK government’s careful approach to China relations.

Truss said on Tuesday: “Taiwan is a beacon of freedom and democracy. I’m looking forward to showing solidarity with the Taiwanese people in person in the face of increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric from the regime in Beijing.”