Biden: US does not support Taiwan independence
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press, as he visits Allentown Fire Training Academy, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, January 12, 2024. — Reuters pic
Saturday, 13 Jan 2024 11:22 PM MYT
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 — US President Joe Biden said today the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term.
Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te came to power, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, and pledged both to stand up to Beijing and seek talks.
“We do not support independence...” Biden said, when asked for reaction to today’s elections.
Hours ahead of the polls opening, Washington had warned “it would be unacceptable” for “any” country to interfere in the election.
Taiwan, a neighbouring island China claims as its own, has been a democratic success story since holding its first direct presidential election in 1996, the culmination of decades of struggle against authoritarian rule and martial law.
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties with the island.
The Biden administration has feared that the election, transition and new administration would escalate conflict with Beijing. — Reuters
Saturday, 13 Jan 2024 11:22 PM MYT
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 — US President Joe Biden said today the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling party a third presidential term.
Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te came to power, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, and pledged both to stand up to Beijing and seek talks.
“We do not support independence...” Biden said, when asked for reaction to today’s elections.
Hours ahead of the polls opening, Washington had warned “it would be unacceptable” for “any” country to interfere in the election.
Taiwan, a neighbouring island China claims as its own, has been a democratic success story since holding its first direct presidential election in 1996, the culmination of decades of struggle against authoritarian rule and martial law.
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties with the island.
The Biden administration has feared that the election, transition and new administration would escalate conflict with Beijing. — Reuters
The Yanks have made clear for 50 years that security support to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act do not cover Taiwanese Independence.
ReplyDeleteSo Biden's statement is not news.
What IS news is that Lai has won the Presidential elections in spite of unprecedented interference and duress from the Communist Mainland to coerce Taiwanese into voting for Communist China Preferred candidate Kuomintang's Hou.
Mfer, r u sure that the Communist Mainland preferred candidate Kuomintang's Hou?
DeleteKnow nothing fart if the nth!
All those candidates openly & secretly support Taiwan independence. That's the redline that the Communist Mainland has drawn!
A winning candidate by ONLY slightly more than ⅓ of the total vote, ain't majority. This is the demoNcratic fallacy u mfers preferred!
What happened to those ⅔? Ain't that's BiGGER than that wining ⅓?