§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from the People's Republic of China concerning Her Majesty's Government's policy towards Taiwan; and if he will make a statement. [163204]
§ Mr. RammellThe People's Republic of China raises Her Majesty's Government's Taiwan policy regularly at official and ministerial level. During his visit on 1–11 March Chinese vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui discussed Taiwan with my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary.
The UK's position on Taiwan status remains unchanged. We believe the question of Taiwan is a matter for the people on both sides of the Taiwan straits to settle peacefully among themselves