WASHINGTON (US) – The United States said on Monday a new bilateral economic dialogue is being established by them with Taiwan. This initiative was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and extending support to it amid a rise in pressure from Beijing.
Washington also said six Reagan-era security assurances has been given to Taiwan.
The State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, David Stilwell, told a virtual forum that the latest US moves did not indicate a policy shift, but were part of a set of “significant adjustments” within Washington’s longstanding “one-China” policy.
He added, “We will continue to help Taipei resist the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign to pressure, intimidate, and marginalise Taiwan.”
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry expressed its gratitude for such a move.
Though US, like most countries, has official relations with Beijing, but not Taiwan, which Beijing has claimed as Chinese territory, Washington strives to embolden Taiwan by being its main arms supplier.
Stilwell said the economic dialogue would “explore the full spectrum of our economic relationship – semiconductors, healthcare, energy, and beyond, with technology at the core.”
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