TAIPEI -- The "free world" needs to bolster alliances to support Taiwan, and Britain should reconsider its economic relationship with China, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss said Wednesday at the start of a five-day visit to the island.
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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks at an event in Taipei on May 17. © Reuters
TAIPEI -- The "free world" needs to bolster alliances to support Taiwan, and Britain should reconsider its economic relationship with China, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss said Wednesday at the start of a five-day visit to the island.