After the US State Department has removed the previous words on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, China has urged the United States to immediately “fix its mistakes”, which was said that it was a It was part of the regular update.
The fact sheet on Taiwan updated last week maintains Washington’s opposition to either Taiwan or China for unilateral change, which adopts a democratically ruled island as its form.
But with leaving the phrase “We do not support Taiwan freedom”, the page added a reference to Taiwan’s cooperation with the Pentagon Technology and Semiconductor Development Project and said that America will support Taiwan’s membership in international organizations “Where applies”. It has left Beijing with Washington.
Beijing regularly reflects any international recognition of Taiwan or makes contact between Taiwan and foreign authorities, sees it as encouraging the different positions of Taiwan from China.
The website update came after about three weeks after the US President Donald Trump administered the oath in his second term at the White House.
Speaking at Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the amendment on the US State Department website was a major step for Taiwan and “Taiwan freedom sends a seriously wrong message to the separatist forces”.
“This is yet another example of the stubborn adherence of the United States, which ‘uses the wrong policy of using Taiwan to suppress China,” said Guo.
Like most countries, the United States has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but is the strongest international backer, which is bound to provide islands with the means of protecting itself by law.
A spokesperson of the State Department said in an email sent to answer the words of the updated website at a time of Taiwan late on Sunday night, “As regular, the general public about our informal relations with Taiwan, the factual letter. Was updated to inform. “
The spokesperson said, “The United States is committed to one of its China policy,” Washington officially did not take any position on Taiwan’s sovereignty and only acknowledged China’s position on the subject.
“The United States is committed to preserving peace and stability in Taiwan Strait,” the spokesman said.
“We oppose any unilateral change in the status quo on both sides. We support cross-strategic dialogues, and we hope that cross-strategies will be resolved by peaceful means, free from force, a kind From both sides of the strategy.
On Sunday, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lynn Chia-Lung praised him for “the support and positive stance on the US-Taiwan”.
The Taiwan government rejected the claims of Beijing’s sovereignty, saying that only the people of the island can decide their future.
Taiwan says that it is already an independent country called Republic of China, its official name. The Government of Republican fled to Taiwan after losing the civil war with the communists of Mao Zedong in 1949, who founded the People’s Republic of China.
