to pursue a real one-China policy instead of a fake one, accusing the American side of saying one thing and doing another.Ĭhina and Taiwan separated during a civil war in 1949. support for what he called “Taiwan independence forces,” the Chinese statement said. Wang blamed the current Taiwan leadership for the uptick in tensions, as well as U.S. And we stand by that.” He said Biden's commitment dated back to his time as a U.S.
posture toward Taiwan.īlinken told CNN on Sunday that there is “no change” in the U.S.' longstanding commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act “to make sure that Taiwan has the means to defend itself.
officials immediately moved to clarify that there had been no change to U.S. would come to Taiwan’s defense, Biden said, “Yes, we have a commitment to do that.” U.S. has a firm commitment to help Taiwan defend itself in the event of a Chinese attack.Īsked in a CNN town hall whether the U.S. Biden alarmed China shortly after by saying that the U.S. During China's National Day weekend in early October, China dispatched 149 military aircraft southwest of Taiwan in strike group formations, causing Taiwan to scramble aircraft and activate its air defense missile systems. for a sharp deterioration in relations, said he would like to establish regular contact with Blinken to exchange views on how to manage the differences between their two countries, avoid misjudgments and explore cooperation.īlinken said at the meeting that China has increased tensions with regard to Taiwan and that America wants to continue its “one-China policy,” which recognizes Beijing but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Ī Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said that Wang, while blaming the U.S. goals is to maintain an open line of communication with China and set a virtual meeting later this year between U.S.
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