Last week, the Ministry of President Donald Trump made Chinese officials angry after he had removed an important sentence in which the American opposition was declared against Taiwan’s independence.
The facts of the Foreign Ministry of Foreign Affairs on American relationships with Taiwan Had previously stated “we did not support Taiwan independence”, but the expression was removed on Thursday and Remains absent. Chinese officials called on the US to ‘correct this error immediately’, on Sunday, arguing ‘sends a wrong signal to the Taiwan Independence Forces.’
In a statement to NBC News, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the American position on Taiwanese independence has not changed.
“The United States are dedicated to the preservation of peace and stability in the Strait of Taiwan,” a spokesperson said the Outlet on Sunday.
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The US and China have long had conflicting views on the future of Taiwan. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via Reuters/File)
“We are opposed to any unilateral changes in the status quo from both sides. We support the Cross-Strait dialogue and we expect that cross-trait differences are resolved by peaceful means, free of coercion, in a way that is acceptable to People on both sides of the street, “the explanation continued.
The US has long had a delicate attitude towards Taiwan and its relationship to the Chinese mainland. It has been followed for decades “One China” policy, In which the US recognizes Beijing as the only government of China, and acknowledges, but confirms the claim of Beijing to control Taiwan control.
Part of this concept requires that the US does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, a policy that is reflected in the lack of an American embassy on the island.
The Ministry of President Donald Trump seems to have removed a statement in which Taiwan’s independence is rejected. (Getty)
Nevertheless, the US has financed the defense of Taiwan and collaborated with Western countries to prevent the mainland of China from taking over. Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly stated that he is open to the use of military force to conquer the island.
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Taiwan, who has its own democratically elected government, claims that it is its own independent country. Taiwan became a self-destined island for the first time after pro-democracy troops fled there in 1949 after losing a civil war to Mao Zedong and his Chinese Communist Party.
Taiwan Air Force Mirage Fighter Jets Taxi on a runway at a airbase in Hsinchu, Taiwan. China makes air insalf near Taiwan almost daily. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)
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The US has familiarized symbolic rejections of China’s control over Taiwan in recent years. Last week two American naval ships sailed in the Taiwan street between the island and the mainland, just like a Canadian ship. Both actions criticized Beijing.
