China was furious after Trump’s State Department removed key phrases on Taiwan relations
President Donald Trump’s State Department angered Chinese officials last week after removing a key phrase declaring US opposition to Taiwan’s independence.
State Department fact sheet US relations with Taiwan He previously said, “We do not support Taiwan’s independence,” but the phrase was removed on Thursday, It’s still missing. Chinese officials on Sunday called on the US to “fix this mistake immediately,” claiming that they would “send the wrong signal to Taiwan’s independent forces.”
In a statement to NBC News, the State Department said the US stance on Taiwan’s independence has not changed.
“The United States is committed to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait,” a spokesperson told the outlet on Sunday.
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The US and China have long been contradictory views about Taiwan’s future. (Mark Sieferbein via Reuters/File/Pool)
“We oppose unilateral changes in the current situation from both sides, supporting cross-section dialogue. We also hope that cross-sectional differences will be resolved freely from coercion and by peaceful means. Strait,” the statement continued.
For a long time, the United States has developed a sensitive attitude about Taiwan’s relationship with mainland China. It has been going on for decades “One China” policy, The US recognizes Beijing as China’s only government, and has acknowledged but has not affirmed Beijing’s claims to control Taiwan.
Part of this understanding requires that the US do not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. This is a policy reflected in the lack of a US embassy on the island.
President Donald Trump’s State Department appears to have removed a statement denial of Taiwan’s independence. (Getty)
Nevertheless, the US funded Taiwan’s defense and worked with western countries to prevent mainland China from taking over. Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly stated that he is open to using military force to conquer the island.
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Taiwan, which has a democratically elected government, claims it is its own independent country. Taiwan became the first self-governed island after the loss of civil war in 1949 to Mao Zedong and his Chinese Communist Party, and then in 1949 democratic forces fled there.
Taiwan Air Force Mirage Fighter Taxi is a taxi on the runway at the air base in hsinchu, Taiwan. China invades air near Taiwan almost every day. (AP photo/Johnson Rye)
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The US relies on symbolic rejection China’s rule over Taiwan In recent years. Last week, two US naval vessels sailed through the Taiwan Strait between the island and the mainland, similar to the Canadian vessels. Both actions attracted criticism from Beijing.