2023-06-20 02:25:00
A statement that pleased the Chinese Communist Party, but, on the other hand, displeased the Taiwanese government. This is how the statement made this Monday, 19, by the Secretary of State of the United States (USA), Antony Blinken, can be defined.
“We do not support Taiwan’s independence,” said the US official bluntly. Blinken’s speech was made during an official visit to China. He arrived in the Asian country on Sunday the 18th and has already met, for example, the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qin Gang.
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“We continue to oppose any unilateral changes to the the state in which by either side,” continued the US Secretary of State. The information is from the website metropolises.
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Blinken’s statement represents a change in position on the part of the current US government. In September of last year, the President of the United States, Joe Bidenwas categorical in stating that he would defend Taiwan from an eventual attack by the Chinese Communist Partywhich has controlled mainland China since 1949.
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China considers Taiwan Island part of its territory | Photo: Disclosure
With the government takeover of Beijing in the late 1940s by the communists, the Chinese Nationalist Party established itself in Formosa Island (or Taiwan Island). Currently, Taiwan’s government is not formally recognized by the United Nations and has diplomatic relations with only 13 countries.
For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has reinforced the discourse that Formosa Island — that is, the government of Taiwan — is part of its territory. In this sense, the communists frequently threaten to take control of the place, which, for the time being, functions as an autonomous republic, despite little recognition at the international level.
On Monday, however, the US government, until then seen as an ally of Taiwan, appeared to agree with Beijing’s speech.
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