4.
5.
have decided to open an office in Taipei
under ATTC auspices to accept visa
applications;
new visa office should be open by 1 June at
the latest.
visas can then be authorised within
2 3 days.
Wish to attract more Taiwanese students to the UK.
Government will give substantial support to a office
in Taipei to promote UK universities.
Long term effort to raise UK's profile in Taiwan. But:
cannot undermine atmosphere of mutual confidence needed for dealing with China over Hong Kong;
so tend to be more cautious than some other
countries with respect to Taiwan;
Taiwanese skilful at playing European countries off against each other. When we compare notes with the
Germans, for example, we find that Taiwanese tell
them how they are falling behind the UK in their dealings with Taiwan.
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