1. General Introduction
In 1950, the UK switched its recognition from the Republic of China (ROC) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Despite this diplomatic change, the UK maintained the British Consulate in Tamsui, Taipei, and through it continued to conduct consular and trade-related activities. In March 1972, the UK and PRC upgraded diplomatic relations to the ambassadorial level and although the British Consulate was subsequently closed, the British government retained the consulate building until June 1980, when it was returned to the ROC government. The ROC government’s office in the UK was established in September 1963 under the name of the ‘Free Chinese Centre’ (FCC); and it retained this title until 15 April 1992, when it was renamed the ‘Taipei Representative Office in the UK’. Later on, the Taipei Representative Office in the UK, Edinburgh Office was established in 1998.
In February 1976, the UK, seeking to promote its economic interests in Taiwan, established the Anglo-Taiwan Trade Committee in Taipei, which later set up a Visa Handling Unit in June 1989. The Anglo-Taiwan Trade Committee and the UK Education Centre later merged in October 1993 to become the British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO). The BTCO then changed its name to British Office Taipei (BOT) on 26 May 2015 to better reflect the full scope of its work.
Taiwan is dedicated to the promotion of Taiwan-UK bilateral relations, which has seen significant growth in recent years. 29 agreements and MoUs have been concluded in such areas as health, intellectual properties, youth exchanges, aviation, education, culture, avoidance of double taxation, etc. Taiwan and the UK have also established several regular bilateral dialogues, including the annual Taiwan-UK Trade Talks as well as annual forums on renewable energy, semiconductors and agriculture. In March 2021, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan jointly organised an international seminar on Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters" under the "Global Cooperation and Training Framework" (GCTF). In November 2025, the UK officially joined the GCTF and became a full partner.
Taiwan also actively builds connections with and maintains strong support from the UK Parliament. The British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group is an important platform for gathering cross-party support for Taiwan. The current co-chairs are Sarah Champion MP and Lord Rogan. There are also other friendship parliamentary groups such as Labour Friends of Taiwan and Conservative Friends of Taiwan. In October 2014, then Lord Speaker Baroness D’Souza became the first ever Lord Speaker to visit Taiwan, symbolising the positive development of bilateral relations between both countries. In July 2018, the visit of Taiwan’s President of the Legislative Yuan Su Jia-chyuan marked the most important event for Taiwan-UK parliamentary exchanges in recent years. During his visit, President Su met with the Lord Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means (most senior deputy speaker of House of Commons), Co-Chairs of the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group and other prominent parliamentarians. In December 2021, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons, presented a congratulatory statement to the 2021 Open Parliament Forum hosted by the Legislative Yuan. On 15th May 2025, former President Tsai Ing-wen was invited by the British-Taiwanese All-Party Parliamentary Group to speak to British parliamentarians in the UK Parliament. This marks the first time a former Taiwanese head of state has been invited to speak at the UK Parliament. She also met with House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle in the Speaker’s House, which was also unprecedented and of great historic significance. Over the years, many British parliamentary delegations have visited Taiwan, including a Foreign Affairs Committee delegation led by Chair Alicia Kearns MP in November 2022. These visits have helped to enhance UK parliamentarians’ understanding of the challenges facing Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific region and have explored key areas of potential cooperation between Taiwan and the UK.
On 3 March 2009, Taiwan was green lighted for the British government’s visa-waiver programme. This decision was based on the UK Border Agency’s review of visa regimes around the world, which deemed Taiwan as a low risk country. Taiwan’s inclusion in the programme has seen the number of ROC passport holders visiting the UK increase significantly. During the first year of Taiwan’s inclusion in 2009, the number rose to 54,200 from 26,100 in 2008. Thereafter, the number has continued to increase each year.
On 1 January 2012, the Taiwan-UK Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) was launched. The scheme provides 1,000 visas to Taiwanese youths between the ages of 18 and 30 with the opportunity to visit Taiwan each year.
Participants of the YMS are able to conduct full or part-time work, carry out voluntary activities, or study in their target countries to gain insight into the respective cultures, societies and lifestyles of the UK and Taiwan.
In 2016, the UK government announced the opening of the Registered Traveller Service to Taiwan passport holders, a scheme which has improved convenience for ROC citizens who visit the UK on a frequent basis.
On 23 December 2021, Taiwan and the United Kingdom signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the Exchange of Driving Licences, and started implementing exchanges on 1 January 2022.
The UK government highly values Taiwan’s democratic political achievements, and emphasises UK-Taiwan trading and commercial relations by listing Taiwan as one of the UK’s focus emerging markets. In addition to sending more officials to Taiwan, it also actively engages in exchanges and cooperation in such fields as trade, technology, education, energy, transportation, creative industries and finance. In the future, Taiwan will continue to expand cooperation and strengthen its partnership with the UK on the basis of friendliness and mutual benefit.
2. Trade and Investment
Trade
The total bilateral trade between the UK and Taiwan amounted to US$8.55 billion in 2025, a rise of 7.66% compared to 2024. Taiwan’s exports to the UK stood at US$6.31 billion, while Taiwan’s imports from the UK were valued at US$2.24 billion. The UK ranks as Taiwan’s 3rd largest trading partner in Europe, while Taiwan is the UK’s 12th largest trading partner in Asia.
Taiwan’s exports to the UK mainly consist of information and communication technology (ICT) products, automotive parts, bicycles, steel products, screws and bolts, and plastic products. The UK’s exports to Taiwan consisted mainly of whisky, other medicaments, sedan, salmon, machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits.
Investment
The UK is one of the most popular investment destinations in Europe for Taiwanese companies. According to statistics from the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwanese companies have invested in 258 projects in the UK as of February 2026, ranking second in our investment in Europe, behind only Germany. The overall amount of investment reached around US$3.41 billion, third to the Netherlands and Germany in our investment in Europe. Regardless of the number of investment projects or the amount of investment, the UK remains a preferred destination for commercial investment in Europe. Taiwanese investments in the UK are mostly in financial services (banking), transportation (shipping and airlines), and the information technology sector. Taiwanese computer and IT companies in the UK are primarily in the form of sales offices, which also provide maintenance, warehousing, and distribution functions.
Meanwhile, as of February 2026 British companies have invested in a total of 1,595 projects in Taiwan, comprised mainly of professional and technical services, wholesale and retail, information and communications, finance and insurance industries. However, as offshore wind power is one of our most important energy and infrastructure policies in recent years, it has become an emerging topic for UK investment in Taiwan.
Bilateral Dialogue Platform
● Taiwan-UK Trade Talk
● Taiwan-UK Energy Dialogue/ Taiwan-UK Renewable Energy Roundtable Meeting
● Taiwan-UK Agricultural Dialogue
● Taiwan-UK Intellectual Property Dialogue
● Taiwan-UK Semiconductor Dialogue
Bilateral agreement
● Taiwan-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership Three Pillar Arrangements (Investment, Digital Trade, Energy and Net Zero)
● Taiwan-UK Memorandum of Understanding on the Semiconductor Joint Skills Project
● Taiwan-UK Organics Equivalence memorandum of understanding
● Taiwan-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership arrangement
● The Memorandum of Understanding on Health Cooperation between Taiwan and UK
● Taiwan-UK Innovation R&D Collaboration memorandum of understanding
● Taiwan-UK Double Taxation Agreement
3. Financial Relations
On 16 January 2007, the ROC Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which split into the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), to further strengthen cooperation between the two sides. The FSC has continuously maintained close cooperation with both the FCA and PRA.
As of June 2026, five Taiwan commercial banks operate branches in London, namely, the Bank of Taiwan, Hua Nan Bank, Chang Hwa Bank, First Bank and Mega International Bank. British banks such as Standard Chartered and HSBC have both established branches and subsidiaries in Taiwan. Furthermore, four British financial groups, including Prudential, Schroders, HSBC, and Barclays, have opened one insurance subsidiary, two asset management subsidiaries and one securities subsidiary in Taiwan.
4. Education Relations
Taiwan and the UK signed a joint ‘Agreement on Education and Culture’ on 25 September 2001. A ‘Memorandum on Collaboration in Education’ was also concluded on 4 November 2005, renewed on 4 November 2011 and again on 7 August 2017. In October 2020, a Letter of Intent for educational cooperation was signed. Subsequently, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 22 October 2021 to increase language proficiency and advance the internationalisation of education as part of the "Bilingual Nation 2030" Policy. Both Taiwan and the UK actively promote cooperation and exchanges in the fields of English and Mandarin language learning, higher education, school-level education (K-12) and school partnerships.
In the 2024/25 academic year, the number of Taiwanese students formally enrolled in UK universities totalled 4,270. According to official figures, the UK is the fourth most popular destination for Taiwanese students, behind only the US, Australia and Japan.
In terms of higher education exchanges, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education and the Centre of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, signed a memorandum for a ‘Senior Teaching Fellow in Taiwan Studies’ to fund Taiwan-related research and teaching at SOAS. The Ministry of Education has also funded a Mandarin teaching project at the University of Cambridge for over 20 years and, in May 2020, further expanded the cooperation to include a new project on Taiwan Studies by signing an 'Agreement for the Funding of a Taiwan Studies Programme'. Furthermore, the University of Oxford has partnered with the Ministry to launch a Taiwan Studies programme in October 2022.
Each year, the Ministry of Education grants Taiwan Scholarships and Huayu Enrichment Scholarships to enable UK students to undertake degree programmes or study Mandarin in Taiwan. Collaborative bilateral educational exchanges of this kind are very popular. Furthermore, the introduction by MOFA of the Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship, under the Bilingual 2030 policy, has enabled students on Chinese Studies courses at eight universities across the UK to spend their year abroad in Taiwan. Over the course of 2023, around 200 UK students study in Taiwan thanks to scholarships funded by the Taiwanese government.
In September 2023, the Ministry of Education hosted the 'UK-Taiwan Technological and Vocational Education Workshop' in London. Attendees included representatives from 12 Taiwanese universities of science and technology, as well as representatives from the UK government and British professional and technical universities.
5. Cultural Relations
Taiwan and the United Kingdom enjoy a close and dynamic partnership in arts and culture. Renowned UK artists and cultural institutions often include Taiwan as a key stop on their international tours. For example, in July 2024, the Natural History Museum, London presented its touring exhibition Fantastic Beasts: The Wonders of Nature at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. In the same year, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts hosted Capturing the Moment: A Journey Through Painting and Photography, previously shown at Tate Modern, while Chimei Museum presented Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London: From Raphael to Van Gogh. In 2025, J.M.W. Turner and the Sublime: Echoes from Tate Britain was exhibited at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. As for 2026, British Museum and Chimei Museum have collaborated on the well-acclaimed exhibition Egyptian Kings: The Pharaohs.
Conversely, the UK continues to welcome many of Taiwan’s leading artists and creative professionals, presenting the richness of Taiwanese culture to British audiences. Through collaborations between the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK and local partners, Taiwanese performances and exhibitions have been presented across the country. Leading Taiwanese ensembles such as the Ju Percussion Group and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre have performed at major UK institutions and festivals. Venues and platforms including The Coronet Theatre, Hayward Gallery at Southbank Centre, Liverpool Biennial, Whitechapel Gallery, Barbican Centre, Glastonbury Festival, King’s College London, London Craft Week, and London Design Biennale have all engaged in in-depth collaboration with Taiwan across multiple artistic disciplines. These exchanges have been highly acclaimed by British audiences and critics alike. Taiwanese artists have also received significant recognition in the UK, including Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King, who won the International Booker Prize 2026 with Taiwan Travelogue; Wu Ming-Yi’s novel The Stolen Bicycle, which was longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2018, and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, which received the Outstanding Company Award at the 19th National Dance Awards in 2019. Wang Yeu-Kwn choreographed work Beings and Islands were shortlisted as the Bloom Prize finalist at The Rose International Dance Prize both in 2024 and 2026, hosted by the acclaimed Sadler’s Wells Theatre.
In the field of film, the London East Asia Film Festival (LEAFF) has screened numerous recent Taiwanese commercial films for many years. In 2024, Dead Talents Society, directed by John Hsu, received a Special Jury Mention, followed by a Taiwan Night celebrating Taiwan’s lasting influence on the film industry. Queer East Festival annually presents Taiwanese films and shorts addressing LGBTQ+ themes, enriching the range of Taiwanese cinema shown in the UK while promoting inclusivity and gender equality. In addition, the Cultural Division continues to collaborate with different partners to present Taiwanese cinema to British audiences. In both 2024 and 2025 it partnered with Garden Cinema to present the programme Taiwanese Cinema: Now and Then, featuring classic and contemporary Taiwanese films and post-screening discussions with directors Tsai Ming-Liang, Tsou Shih-Ching, Huang Hui-chen, and award-winning actor Lee Kang-Sheng. In Scotland, the Cultural Division has also worked with film professionals to present Taiwanese film programmes in cities including Edinburgh and Glasgow, expanding local audiences’ understanding of Taiwanese cinema. In 2026, marking the 70th anniversary of Taiyupian (Taiwanese-language cinema), the Cultural Division organised with King’s College London a UK tour of classic Taiwanese films accompanied by a symposium and talks introducing audiences to this unique era of Taiwan’s film history.
In visual arts, Taiwanese artists have been regularly invited to participate in the Liverpool Biennial since 2004 with the support of the Cultural Division. Notably, Rukai artist Eleng Luluan’s installation Ngialibalibade – To the Lost Myth has been acquired by the Biennial and remains on display along the waterfront at Princes Dock. In 2024, supported by the Cultural Division and the National Culture and Arts Foundation, artist Kuang-Yi Ku presented the immersive performance Bat Night Market at the London International Festival of Theatre, combining performance, digital technology, and bioscience with critical acclaim and sold-out audiences. The Delfina Foundation has maintained a long-standing partnership with the Cultural Division, offering residency opportunities for Taiwanese artists and curators. Hayward Gallery has also collaborated with the Cultural Division to present several Taiwanese contemporary art projects, including artist Michael Lin’s site-specific installation Macule for the gallery café in 2023; Paiwan artist Aluaiy Kaumakan’s work in the exhibition Dear Earth: Art and Hope in a Time of Crisis; the solo exhibition Huang Po-Chih: Waves in late 2024; and Val Lee: The Presence of Solitude from October 2025 to January 2026. Another highlight is the exhibition Rising in Fire: Hantoo Art Group, organised in partnership with Bluerider ART in late 2025; as the first European group exhibition of the influential Taiwanese collective Hantoo Art Group, which features more than 60 works by 13 artists.
In literature, alongside the Taiwanese writer residency programme at Cove Park by the support of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Division has partnered with the British Centre for Literary Translation (BCLT) to run the Chinese-to-English Literary Translation Workshop since 2021. This initiative expanded in 2022 through collaboration with the National Centre for Writing, enabling Taiwanese translators Yu Teng-Wei and Hsu Sheng-Chi to undertake residencies in Norwich and engage with UK writers and publishers. In 2024, the English-language chapbook series kâ-sióng was published, featuring excerpts from five Taiwanese literary works addressing queer, indigenous, and gender-related themes. Following the International Booker Prize 2026 awarded to Taiwan Travelogue, the Cultural Division invited author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King for a series of talks and book-signing events in London.
In the cultural and creative industries, the Taiwan Design Research Institute presented the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2023 London Design Biennale under the theme Visible Shop: Unmasked Parts, receiving the Best Design Medal. Meanwhile, many outstanding Taiwanese fashion designers have participated in London Fashion Week, presenting Taiwan’s creativity at iconic venues across London. At the 2025 edition, a Taiwanese designer delegation—including brands such as APUJAN, JENN LEE and RAY CHU—appeared collectively for the first time as a “national team”, increasing the visibility of Taiwanese fashion brands within the UK industry.
In performing arts, Taiwan has participated in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2014 under the banner of Taiwan Season, establishing a strong international brand for Taiwanese performing arts. In 2025, participating groups included Chun Dance, S. Production, Yinalang Group, and Lu Production, presenting works spanning children’s theatre, magic, and dance. The Taiwan Season Reception further strengthened cultural ties through networking and live performances. Apart from the Taiwan Season, The Coronet Theatre held Taiwan Festival in 2024 — London’s first large-scale festival dedicated to contemporary Taiwanese arts, featuring over 30 artists including Fan Cheng-Tsung, Riverbed Theatre, Anarchy Dance Theatre, Hung Dance, choreographer Chou Kuan-Jou, and musician Wang Yu-Chun. The Cultural Division has also worked with different partners to promote Taiwanese contemporary dance. Highlights include choreographer Su Pinwen’s Girl’s Notes presented with Dance Umbrella at The Place in 2023; choreographer Wang Yeu-Kwn’s Islands in 2024; performances by D_Antidote Production and S. Production as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture; and the UK tour of Tjimur Dance Theatre in late 2025. In March 2026, Hung Dance presented the UK premiere of Push and Pull at The Coronet Theatre; while in June, Amis musician Dungi Sapor starts a UK tour including a performance at the opening of Migration Matters Festival.
Looking ahead, the Cultural Division continues working with UK cultural institutions and festivals to organise programmes across performing arts, visual arts, film, music, literature and artist residencies, further increasing the visibility of Taiwanese creators and works in the UK.
6. Science and Technology collaboration
Since 1999, Taiwan’s National Science Council (NSC) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Royal Society, British Academy, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council, and Economic and Social Research Council. Under these MoUs, at least 40 cooperative projects per year are sponsored to support high-level official visits, academic exchanges, joint research, bilateral workshops, etc.
The NSC became the Ministry of Science and Technology in March 2014, and was restructured in July 2022, officially becoming the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The NSTC will use a broader, more efficient perspective to coordinate the allocation of resources across government agencies and bring important science and technology policies to fruition. At the same time, the NSTC will utilise Taiwan’s renowned prowess in science and technology to further strengthen Taiwan-UK bilateral collaborations. We will continue to work closely with Britain’s government, academic institutions and science industry, promoting further exchanges between Taiwan and the UK.
With the rapid growth of emerging technologies, Taiwan has become indispensable to the entirety of the world because of its prominent capacity in making cutting-edge semiconductors. In June 2023, a visiting delegation led by Tsung-Tsong Wu, the former Minister of the NSTC, met with former Senior Minister George Freeman and former Minister Paul Scully of DSIT and had in-depth discussions regarding science and technology policy, future developments in technology, and resilient supply chains.
Minn-Tsong Lin, the former Deputy Minister of the NSTC led a delegation to Scotland in June 2023 to meet with the Scottish government and its directorate of Energy and Climate Change to discuss net zero policy, technology R&D and application, and to meet with the Just Transition Commission to talk about the social impact of energy transition.
To realise the vision of Taiwan AI island and energy sustainability, Faa-Jeng Lin, the Deputy Minister of NSTC led a delegation in September 2025 to the UK to visit the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Net-Zero technologies as well as discuss energy transition, sustainable governance research and policies. In October 2025, experts from Taiwan AI Center of Excellence and Taiwan AI Labs visited the UK to exchange ideas with the government departments and institutes on AI public service tool development, model training technology, and risk management policies.
In addition to fostering intergovernmental technology collaboration, the NSTC is also dedicated to enhancing the international visibility of Taiwan. In July 2024, the NSTC organized the Cross-Disciplinary Conference, exploring the opportunities and potential risks related to AI development respectively from the perspectives of geopolitics, public health, biotechnology and industry. In October 2024, Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) hosted the first space industry expo, bringing together space companies and organisations from around the world. The UK delegation, led by the UK Space Agency and UK Department for Business and Trade, hosted a British pavilion at the event for the first time. Exhibiting their technologies were 7 UK space companies and Space South Central, a cluster of over 180 space organisations. In June 2025, the NSTC hosted the 2025 Semi Impact Forum, showcasing the key factors in Taiwan’s success building a robust semiconductor development environment and sharing its strategic approach to developing an AI ecosystem with the international community. More than 100 guests from the British and European governments, industry and startups gathered at the event, exploring future technological trends and global challenges as well as the strategies for collaboration with Taiwan leveraging mutual strengths. In June, the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR) under the NSTC co-organised the Sustainability Research and Development Forum with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) at the University of Cambridge. The National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering and the National Center for High-performance Computing, both under NIAR, showcased their research achievements and applications in sustainable construction and net-zero technologies at the forum. The forum also explored sustainable policies and research from a social observation perspective. In September 2025, Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) hosted the UK-Taiwan Space Roundtable in Taiwan. The UK Space Agency (UKSA), the Satellite Applications Catapult, and related industries all participated. TASA and the Satellite Applications Catapult also signed a MoU to facilitate collaboration between UK and Taiwan.
Regarding international academic performance, in May 2024 , Nai-Ying Monica Ko, Distinguished Professor and Vice Dean for International Affairs at National Cheng Kung University, was honoured with the Heath Clark Lectureship by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, becoming the first Taiwanese scholar to receive this honour. Professor Ko delivered the lecture in London, discussing the development of infectious diseases in Taiwan and their prevention. In March 2025, James C. Liao, president of Academia Sinica, led a delegation to visit academic institutions, tech companies and R&D centres to foster Taiwan-UK collaboration in frontier technologies. Taiwan has also been in the spotlight for its risk management and disaster prevention technology. Professor Wen-Yen Chang, vice-president of National Dong Hwa University, led a delegation to the international disaster prevention conference "Making the West Midlands Resilient by 2030" at Aston University to deliver a keynote speech sharing Taiwan’s disaster mitigation and prevention experience. In October 2025, Academia Sinica and the Royal Society (RS) jointly hosted a bilateral conference in London, bringing together leading and influential researchers from Taiwan and the UK to discuss global sustainability issues such as health, food, and energy research. In March 2026, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) co-sponsored bilateral international symposia in Scotland, sharing the latest findings in biomedical research and exploring how to translate research results into practical therapeutic applications.
The NSTC continues to expand innovation capacity. In May 2025, British biotech startup Genenet Technology (UK) Limited won the NSTC’s IC Taiwan Grand Challenge and exhibited at the Taiwan International Innovation Exhibition (InnoVEX). The NSTC will help the company establish a branch in Taiwan to enable it to connect with resources around the world.
7. Public health collaboration
Taiwan and UK have in recent years established regular exchange and collaboration on topics concerning public health. Since the COVID-19 outbreak escalated rapidly in Europe in March 2020, Taiwan has been keen to provide help, for example by donating a total of 2 million medical face masks to the UK government. The COVID-19 task forces on both sides also have been sharing their expertise and experience on several occasions.
Taiwan’s success story in combating COVID-19 is highly valued by the UK government as well as by its Parliament. Taiwan’s Former Vice President Chen Chien-jen and Digital Minister Audrey Tang were invited to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee and the House of Lords Public Services Committee respectively in June and September 2020, to share Taiwan’s experience in fighting the virus. Moreover, the UK’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Jonathan Van Tam, were invited to Taiwan’s Ketagalan Forum in September 2020 to share the UK’s views on global health security in a post COVID-19 era. In his speech he also expressed appreciation for Taiwan’s help to the UK. To further strengthen bilateral medical and health cooperation, Taiwan and the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Medical and Health Cooperation in July 2023 to facilitate substantive cooperation and jointly promote global health.
In May 2021, the United Kingdom hosted a meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers. The communiqué issued afterwards expressed support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly (WHA). In the same month, the British Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for the first time expressed the UK’s support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly in his speech to its annual meeting. The UK has continued to voice its support for Taiwan’s participation as an observer in the WHA and its access to all relevant technical meetings at every annual WHA meeting since then.
