The US State Department has a wording that explains that Washington does not support independence for Taiwan.
The latest “Fact Sheet” of the Foreign Ministry on his website via Taiwan, a self -managed island claimed by China, does not contain the expression “We do not support Taiwan Independence”, which was previously presented on the page.
The facts updated on Thursday also modifies a passage about the inclusion of Taiwan in international organizations by letting references to “where statehood is not a prerequisite” and adds that Taiwan’s dispute with China “free of coercion, in a way And wise that is acceptable for people on both sides of the street. “
A sentence was also added in which the cooperation of the Pentagon was described with the national science and technology council of Taiwan.
The Foreign Ministry described the changes to the website as “routine” after querying the media.
“Like routine, the Fact Sheet was updated to inform the public about our unofficial relationship with Taiwan,” a spokesman told several media.
The spokesman was quoted that the United States is still committed to its “a China policy”, which recognizes the position of China that there is only one Chinese government and “preserves peace and stability of the Taiwan road”.
“We reject all one -sided changes to the status quo from both sides. We support the dialogue about the strat, and we expect the differences between things with peaceful means, free of coercion, to be solved in a way that is acceptable for people on both sides of the street, ”said the spokesman.
The American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto message in Taipei, was not available for a comment on Monday, as it was concluded in compliance with the president’s day in the USA. The US State Department did not immediately respond to the questions of Al Jazera.
Even when the United States finished the changes, the Foreign Ministry sent a message to China about her relationship with Taiwan, said Yang Kuang-Shun, co-founder of the American think tank.
“I have the feeling that this is a pretty courageous step, but it does not mean that the Trump government will support the Taiwanese independence or any kind of political change of this kind,” Yang told Al Jazera.
“It shows that the Trump administration and the United States have an agency or have a say in relationships between the USA and the US China instead of dictating the type of IT in China.”
Yang said that the new wording was remarkable that he asked Beijing’s compulsory activities towards Taiwan – including trading cables or activities of the gray zone – and at the same time said that the dispute should be settled in a “acceptable way”.
Taiwan, the formal name of which is the Republic of China, is a self -managed democracy, but is officially recognized by only one handful of countries, although it maintains unofficial relationships with the majority of the international community, including the United States.
Although Taipei sees itself as an independent state, it has never officially explained the independence of Beijing, which warned that this would lead to war.
According to the Law on Taiwan relationships from 1979, Washington is obliged to help Taiwan defend itself, but the law does not provide for it to intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese invasion or blockade.
Even minor changes, such as US officials refer to Taiwan, are closely observed by both Beijing and Taipei.
Former US President Joe Biden stated several times that the USA “defend” Taiwan in the event of a conflict from China, but his comments were declined by the US State Department every time.
In May 2022, the Foreign Ministry, when Biden was president, briefly removed a reference to Taiwanese independence from its factual sheet, but only a few weeks later it was quickly attributed, said Yang.
On Sunday, the Taiwan State Department welcomed the “positive and friendly” wording of the Foreign Ministry as a sign of the “close and friendly partnership in Taiwan-US”.
The Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chialung also thanked the United States for their “support and positive attitude to relationships between the USA and Taiwan” and “Commitment to Peace and Stability in Taiwan Strait, Taiwan-US Economic, Trade and Technology Partnership as well as Taiwans International space ”.
Line comments followed a promise by Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Tte on Friday to deepen the Taiwanese investments in the USA to prevent US President Donald Trump from imposing further tariffs for Taiwanese goods.
Lai described Taiwan as an “indispensable partner” to rebuild the US manufacturing sector.
China’s messages in Washington, DC and Canberra did not immediately respond to inquiries about comments.
