The United States on Friday, August 12, mentioned that it stays in line with its ‘One-China policy’ and doesn’t help Taiwan’s independence, including that China-Taiwan disputes have to be resolved peacefully.
“The United States remains committed to our One China policy. We oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side, we do not support Taiwan independence, and we expect cross-Strait differences to be resolved by peaceful means,” tweeted spokesperson of the US State Department, Ned Price .
In his Twitter put up, Ned Price mentioned that the US continues to stay in line with its ‘One China policy’ to deepen its ties with Taiwan, together with by persevering with to advance its financial and commerce relationship with the island nation.
The United States will proceed — in line with our One China coverage — to deepen our ties with Taiwan, together with by means of persevering with to advance our financial and commerce relationship. https://t.co/gv1DAWDshG
— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) August 13, 2022
‘CHINA OVERREACTED’
On the opposite hand, whereas addressing a teleconference, Kurt Campbell, who’s Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, mentioned that China has overreacted, and its “actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing, and unprecedented”.
“China launched missiles into the waters around Taiwan. It declared exclusion zones around Taiwan that disrupted civilian, air, and maritime traffic,” mentioned Price, including that the nation has surrounded Taiwan with greater than a dozen warships. “Even today, several warships remain around Taiwan”, mentioned Kurt Campbell.
Campbell additionally criticised Beijing for imposing sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her household, and for taking coercive financial measures towards Taiwan.
“We continue to support Taiwan and our partners, many of which — the G7, Australia, the UK, the EU, and ASEAN — have also expressed concern in public statements,” added Campbell.
Campbell additional added that China’s actions are basically at odds with the purpose of peace and stability. He mentioned that these actions are a part of an intensified stress marketing campaign towards Taiwan, which has not ended, and “we expect it to continue to unfold in the coming weeks and months”. “The goal of this campaign is clear: to intimidate and coerce Taiwan and undermine its resilience”, mentioned Campbell.
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