China condemns US after line on ‘Taiwan independence’ cut from site

The US State Department dropped a statement from its website stating that Washington does not support Taiwan’s independence – a move that has angered in China.

China said that the review “sends a wrong sign … to the separatist forces defending the independence of Taiwan,” and asked the United States “to correct its mistakes.”

The administration’s fact newspaper about Taiwan’s American relations included the phrase “We do not support the independence of Taiwan” – it was removed last week as part of what he said was a “routine” update.

It quoted a US spokesman as saying that he was still committed “One Chinese policy, He said, as he got acquainted with official relations with China instead of Taiwan.

China Taiwan sees a self -governing boycott that will eventually be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this.

But many Taiwanese consider themselves part of a separate nation, although most of them support the current situation as Taiwan does not announce independence from China and does not unite with it.

In addition to dropping the phrase, the factory paper, which was updated last Thursday, says that the United States will support Taiwan membership in international organizations “when necessary”.

Commenting on the changes, a spokesman for the American Institute in Taiwan – the United States Embassy on the island – told the local media that the fact newspaper “was updated to inform the general public [the US’] Unofficial relationship with Taiwan. “

“We have long mentioned that we are opposing any unilateral changes on the current situation from either side.”

On Sunday, the Foreign Minister of Taiwan Lin Chia Long thanked the United States for what he called “positive and friendly words of Taiwan.”

But at their usual press conference on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing criticized this step, describing the review as a “serious decline” in the position of the United States in Taiwan.

“This sends a wrong and dangerous signal to the separatist forces that defend the independence of Taiwan, another example of the United States continuing stubbornly with its wrong policy of using Taiwan to contain China,” said Chinese spokeswoman Qoh Jiakon.

“We urge the United States to correct its mistakes immediately [and] He seriously abides by the principle of China. “