Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called on Britain to support its bid to join a major pan-Pacific free trade pact which London has also applied to enter.
Taiwan and China both applied in 2021 to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership , but China says it opposes Taiwan - which it claims as its own territory - joining.
Speaking to a group of visiting British lawmakers, Tsai said she hoped that Britain's accession to the CPTPP proceeded smoothly. In a statement released after a meeting in Singapore last October, trade pact members said Britain's application was progressing, and subsequent applicants would need to show "a demonstrated pattern of complying with their trade commitments".the visit of the British lawmakers to Taiwan, saying they were insisting on visiting the island despite China's strong opposition.
China has been ramping up military, political and economic pressure against Taiwan to assert its sovereignty claims.
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