Boris Johnson says Taiwan has stronger claim to statehood than Palestine, ignoring UK’s colonial legacy – Middle East Monitor

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has sparked outrage after claiming that Taiwan has a “far more robust” claim to statehood than Palestine, dismissing the UK’s historic responsibility for Palestinian statelessness and misrepresenting norms around international recognition of states.

Speaking at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei, Johnson criticised the UK government’s plan to formally recognise the State of Palestine in September, arguing that…