Beijing – The Chinese Foreign Ministry accepted the issue on Monday with a revised government fact, which removed the US Taiwan Independence Affairs line. The United States “seriously retreated” at their position in Taiwan and sent the wrong message “separatist forces” on the island, said the press secretary of the Ministry of Guiakun.
Taiwan and China shared in 1949 during the Civil War, which led the Communists to Power in China. The threatened nationalists fled to Taiwan and created the opponent's government there. Taiwan has its own government and the military But he never proclaimed official independence from China.
“We urge the US … to stop gathering and supporting Taiwan's independence and avoid further damage to relations in China and peace and the stability of the Taiwanese Strait,” said the revision at the daily briefing in the media.
The Taiwan Strait is a narrow waterway that separates the island of Taiwan from the east coast of China.
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The US State Department deleted the phrase “We do not support Taiwank Independence” Figures Last week. A document on America's relationship with self -government is posted on its site.
The Taiwan government welcomed this step, though the statement sent by the Associated Press on Monday did not mention this language specifically.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that the US State Department has updated the” current state of relations in Taiwan “… with a text that is positive and friendly to us, reflecting a close and friendly partnership between Taiwan and the United States,” said.
This is not the first time the State Department removed this phrase. This was done in May 2022, but resumed it a few weeks after a strong protest by China.
It is unclear why the State Department changed the language again and indicates that it goes into politics under President Trump, who returned to the White House last month.
The Taiwan government is worried that Mr. Trump may not be such an unwavering fan as his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.
The US does not recognize Taiwan as a country, but is its the strongest supporter and the largest weapon provider, and related to the US to provide the island funds and support necessary to protect against any attack or coercion.
Last week, Mr. Trump said Taiwan, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, drove the business to the US and that he wants him to come back.
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China who has promised to return Taiwan under his controlIf necessary, in recent years, military exercises of 23 million people have strengthened. The US government's official sheet states that it expects that “differences will be resolved by peaceful ways free from coercion, thus acceptable to people on both sides.”
The language in the document continues to say that the US approach “has remained consistent for decades and administrations”, noting the “long -standing policy in China”, according to which the United States has recognized independent management of the island without recognizing it as an independent national entity.