‘UNIVERSAL VALUES’: Foreign ministry spokesman Andrew Lee called on like-minded countries to support Taiwan and stand up to Beijing in defense of democracy
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 13, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter, with CNA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday expressed its gratitude to a

British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field attends the 13th Asia Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on Nov. 20 last year. Photo: EPA
British foreign affairs official who on Tuesday reiterated the British government’s long-standing policy of referring to the nation as “Taiwan.”
Asked by British lawmakers Andrea Jenkyns and Robert Blackman about China pressuring British Airways and other international airlines to list Taiwan as a part of China on their Web sites, British Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field said that the British government’s long-standing policy on Taiwan has not changed.
“The government refers to Taiwan as simply ‘Taiwan’ and, when included in a list of places, does so under an inclusive heading, such as ‘country/territory’ or ‘world locations,’” Field said in a written response to the lawmakers. [FULL STORY]