The FCDO asked for a visit by Tsai Ing-wen, former Taiwanese president, to be postponed to avoid angering China ahead of David Lammy's trip there.
A note from the FCDO requested the APPG to defer the visit, stating it would 'absolutely put the kibosh' on the foreign secretary's goodwill trip.
The new Labour government is embarrassed as it tries to improve relations with China, having had tensions with Beijing under the previous Conservative administration.
Parliament does not need government permission to organise events, yet the APPG hoped for official facilitation to ensure security for Tsai's visit.
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]