On May 5, U.S. local time, the U.S. State Department’s website updated and revised the “Fact Sheet on U.S.-Taiwan Relations” to delete expressions such as “recognizing Taiwan as a part of China” and “the U.S. does not support Taiwan independence” in the original version. Added the phrase "a long-term 'one China' policy based on the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Sino-US communiques and the six guarantees".
This change did not arouse outside attention, after all, the US did not issue an official press release.
However, after the Taiwan media reported the incident last Tuesday (May 10), public opinion gradually fermented, and China and the United States also began to respond diplomatically.
First of all, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the United States has made solemn commitments on the Taiwan issue and the one-China principle in the three Sino-US joint communiques. The revision of the "fact list of US-Taiwan relations" is to hollow out the one-China principle. "This kind of political manipulation on the Taiwan issue, trying to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, will definitely set fire to the flames." Zhao Lijian called on the US side to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiqués, and abide by the The political commitment made to China on the Taiwan issue is to "implement President Biden's statement that the United States does not support Taiwan independence, and stop using Taiwan-related issues to engage in political manipulation and use Taiwan to control China."
The U.S. State Department’s website was updated, and the “Six Assurances” appeared for the first time on the U.S.-Taiwan relations page, and words such as Taiwan being a part of China were deleted.
(Screenshot from the U.S. State Department website)
Since then, there have been many clarifications from the United States.
On May 10, the Associated Press senior reporter Matthew.
Matthew Lee asked State Department Spokesperson Ned Price, if the US policy toward Taiwan has not changed, why does it need to revise the statement in the "fact list"?
If the Taiwan-related discussion will attract great attention from the Chinese side, "Why do you update it now, why must it be updated?" In response, Price responded that the United States would not care too much about whether other countries comment on the list and "use the topic".
Last Wednesday (May 11), Kurt Campbell, the US Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs, also reiterated in an interview with Evan Medeiros, special adviser to the US Institute of Peace, that the US policy towards Taiwan has not changed, and the US has not changed. We do not support Taiwan independence, and the "one China policy" still plays a role.
Such a statement is also a clarification of the revision of the "fact list".
This revision of the "fact list" by the United States has repeatedly clarified it, revealing that it not only lacks long-term planning for dealing with the Taiwan issue, but also lacks an internal united front...
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