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Arrow Right Chinas ANGER at TRUMP Interference -Wording on Taiwan Independence Amended

China ANGER at TRUMP Interference - US Amends Wording on Taiwan Indepenndence

The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwans independence - a move which has sparked anger in China.


BBC 18 FEB 2025





China said the revision sends a wrong... signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence, and asked Mr Trump to correct the mistakes.




The departments fact sheet on Taiwan-US relations earlier included the phrase we do not support Taiwan independence this was removed last week as part of what it said was a routine update.

A US spokesperson was quoted as saying that it remains committed to the One China policy, it said, where US recognises and has formal ties with China rather than Taiwan.

China sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this.

But many Taiwanese consider themselves to be part of a separate nation, although most are in favour of maintaining the status quo where Taiwan neither declares independence from China nor unites with it.

As well as dropping the phrase, the factsheet, which was updated last Thursday, also says the US will support Taiwans membership in international organisations where applicable.

Commenting on the changes, a spokesperson at the American Institute in Taiwan - the US de facto embassy on the island told local media that the fact sheet had been updated to inform the general public about the US unofficial relationship with Taiwan.

We have long stated that we oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side.

But in their regular press conference on Monday, Beijings foreign ministry slammed the move, calling the revision a serious regression in the US stance on Taiwan.

This sends a wrong and serious signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence and is another example of the U.S. stubbornly persisting with its wrong policy of using Taiwan to contain China, said Chinese spokesperson Guo Jiakun.

We urge the US to immediately correct its mistakes and earnestly adhere to the One China principle.

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