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BEIJING, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The Chinese government on Thursday told Britain to stop its efforts to “enhance” ties with Taiwan after a high level meeting in London and the signing of a new trade agreement between the island and Britain.
Taiwan and Britain, which like most countries has no formal ties with the Chinese-claimed island, on Wednesday signed a new Enhanced Trade Partnership and British Trade Minister Nigel Huddleston hosted Taiwan Deputy Economy Minister Chen Chern-Chyi for talks in London.
China’s embassy in London said in a statement that Beijing has always firmly opposed any form of official contact between countries that have diplomatic relations with China and “China’s Taiwan region”.
“We urge the UK to abide by the one-China principle and stop using trade cooperation as an excuse to engage in official exchanges or enhance substantive relations with Taiwan,” it added.
Britain and Taiwan both maintain de facto embassies in each other’s capitals, but London does not officially recognise the…
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