“We should have done things earlier; we should have been supplying defensive weapons into Ukraine earlier. We need to learn that lesson for Taiwan. Every piece of equipment we have sent takes months of training, so the sooner we do it the better,” Truss asserted, according to RT.
Currently, the UK has no diplomatic or defense ties with Taiwan. Fears of a military conflict between it and mainland China have been on the rise in recent months, with border incidents now occurring on a weekly basis.
China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday has reiterated its call urging the US to cease all official interaction with Taiwan, and warned Washington of the danger of sending the “wrong signal” to Taiwanese “separatists,” according to Sputnik.
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