Foreign Relations of The United Kingdom - Asia

Asia

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Armenia 1992-01-02 See Armenia-United Kingdom relations
  • Armenia has an embassy in London
  • The United Kingdom has an embassy in Yerevan.
Azerbaijan See Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in London.
  • The United Kingdom has an embassy in Baku.

Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Indonesia 1949 See Indonesia–United Kingdom relations
  • Indonesia has an embassy in London, the United Kingdom has an embassy in Jakarta.
Japan 1854 See Japan–United Kingdom relations

Contact began in 1600 with the arrival of William Adams (Adams the Pilot, Miura Anjin) on the shores of Kyūshū at Usuki in Ōita Prefecture. During the Sakoku period (1641–1853) there were no relations, but the treaty of 1854 saw the resumption of ties which, despite the hiatus of the Second World War, remain very strong in the present day.
Kazakhstan 1992-01-19 See Kazakhstan–United Kingdom relations

The United Kingdom opened an embassy in Kazakhstan in October 1992 and Kazakhstan opened an embassy in Britain in February 1996. Kazakhstan's relations with the West have greatly improved in the last few years as the Government has closely cooperated in the United States-led War on Terror. See also: Counter-terrorism in Kazakhstan

Britain is the third-largest foreign investor in Kazakhstan with British companies making up 14% of foreign direct investment. Over 100 British companies do business in Kazakhstan.
People's Republic of China See China–United Kingdom relations

Although on opposing sides of the Cold War, both countries were allies during World War II, and are members of the UN. But because of the Cold War, First and Second Opium War, and the status of Hong Kong, and other issues, China-UK relations at some points in history have been complicated, but better at other times.
Philippines 1946-07-04 See Foreign relations of the Philippines#United Kingdom
  • The United Kingdom and the Philippines have good relations.
  • The Philippines has been one of the UK's major recruitment countries for nurses and over 80,000 Filipino nurses and care-givers work in the UK. The total Philippine community in the UK is estimated to be about 150,000. There are estimated to be some 15,000 British nationals living in the Philippines. About 65,000 British nationals visit the Philippines annually
  • On 2002, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the then Prime Minister Tony Blair met to talk about Poverty and Terrorism.
Thailand 1826-02-24 See Foreign relations of Thailand — United Kingdom
  • Thailand is represented in the United Kingdom through the Royal Thai Embassy in London.
  • British interests in Thailand are represented through the British Embassy on Witthayu Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan in Bangkok

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