The main thing most people outside the UK know about the former British prime minister Liz Truss is that her tenure failed to outlast a lettuce. After six chaotic weeks at the helm in the autumn of 2022, defined by a disastrous economic plan that tanked the pound, she departed office as a political punchline and as the answer to a trivia question: who is the shortest-serving prime minister in British history?
Now Truss has brought her distinctive talents to Taiwan.
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