Truss says Falklands part of ‘British family’ after China backs Argentina

Accord signed by Alberto Fernández and Xi Jinping at Winter Olympics also supports Chinese claim to Taiwan

Liz Truss has defended the Falklands as “part of the British family” after China backed Argentina’s claim over the South American islands.

The foreign secretary tweeted that “China must respect the Falklands’ sovereignty” after the Argentinian president, Alberto Fernández, met China’s President Xi on the fringes of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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