{"id":2875,"date":"2025-02-17T13:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=2875"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:28:47","slug":"china-slams-us-for-wording-on-taiwan-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/china-slams-us-for-wording-on-taiwan-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"China slams US for wording on \u2018Taiwan independence\u2019\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beijing has criticized the State Department after it altered a fact sheet on relations with the island<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

China has urged the US to \u201ccorrect its mistakes\u201d<\/em> after the State Department removed previous phrasing on its website about not supporting independence for Taiwan. Washington has described the change as part of a routine update.<\/p>\n

In the reported change to the \u201cfact sheet\u201d<\/em> on the self-governing Chinese island made on Thursday, the State Department dropped a statement that previously included the phrase \u201cwe do not support Taiwan independence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory under its One-China principle, and insists on eventual reunification, including by force if necessary. It has repeatedly opposed any foreign interference on the issue, including US arms sales to Taiwan, viewing them as a violation of its sovereignty and a threat to regional stability.<\/p>\n

In addition, the updated fact sheet highlighted Taipei\u2019s collaboration with the Pentagon on technology and semiconductor projects. It also affirmed US support for the island\u2019s participation in international organizations \u201cwhere applicable,\u201d<\/em> dropping the words \u201cwhere statehood is not a requirement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Speaking at a regular briefing in Beijing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun described the revisions as a \u201cbig step backwards\u201d<\/em> that \u201csends a seriously wrong message to Taiwan independence separatist forces.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Guo stated that the move severely violated the One-China principle, adding that the US State Department has \u201cgravely backpedaled\u201d<\/em> on its position on Taiwan-related issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is yet another example of the United States\u2019 stubborn adherence to the erroneous policy of \u2018using Taiwan to suppress China\u2019. We urge the United States side to immediately rectify its mistakes,\u201d<\/em> Guo said.<\/p>\n

While the US officially adheres to the One-China policy, it has continued to supply arms to Taiwan and engage in military cooperation with the government in Taipei.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs is routine, the fact sheet was updated to inform the general public about our unofficial relationship with Taiwan,\u201d<\/em> a State Department spokesperson told Reuters, adding that Washington \u201cremains committed to its One-China policy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side,\u201d<\/em> the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Taiwan has governed itself since 1949, when nationalist forces retreated to the island after losing China\u2019s civil war. Only a handful of nations currently recognize the island\u2019s sovereignty, and most of the world, including Russia, adheres to Beijing\u2019s stance that Taiwan is part of the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beijing has criticized the State Department after it altered a fact sheet on relations with the island China has urged the US to \u201ccorrect its mistakes\u201d after the State Department removed previous phrasing on its website about not supporting independence for Taiwan. Washington has described the change as part of a routine update. In the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2875"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2878,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2875\/revisions\/2878"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}