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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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