Taiwan media: The U.S. State Department quietly updated the "discussion on U.S.-Taiwan relations", adding back "does not support 'Taiwan independence'"

　　[Global Network Comprehensive Reporter Zhao Youping] The official website of the U.S. State Department updated the "Facts List of U.S.-Taiwan Relations" in early May, and deleted expressions such as "the U.S. does not support 'Taiwan independence'". At that time, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made a solemn statement about the political manipulation by the U.S. side. refute.

Taiwan's "Central News Agency" reported on June 3 that the U.S. State Department recently revised its statement again, adding back the paragraph "does not support 'Taiwan independence'", emphasizing that the U.S. approach to Taiwan has been consistent for decades.

　　On May 5, the U.S. State Department updated the "U.S.-Taiwan Relations Facts List" on the website, deleting words such as "Taiwan is a part of China" and "does not support 'Taiwan independence'", adding "Based on the 'Taiwan Relations Act', the United States and China Three Joint Communiqués and a One-China Policy of Six Guarantees".

　　Taiwan's "Central News Agency" reported on June 3 that two days after U.S. Secretary of State Blinken delivered a speech on China policy, the U.S. State Department quietly updated the "Current Situation of U.S.-Taiwan Relations" discussion on May 28 and put it back to the U.S. "does not support Taiwan independence". ”, “oppose any party to change the status quo”, and look forward to “peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences”.

　　On the morning of May 26, local time, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken delivered a speech on China policy at George Washington University. When talking about the Taiwan issue, he said: "Regarding Taiwan: Our approach is consistent with that of successive administrations over the past few decades. Yes. As the president said, our policy has not changed.”

Blinken emphasized that the United States "does not support Taiwan independence" and that its one-China policy has not changed, but at the same time, he disregarded the facts and claimed that what has changed is the "increasing coercive behavior" of the mainland.

　　However, the "Central News Agency" reported that in the part of arms sales to Taiwan, the May 28 version retains the previous version, "The United States will provide Taiwan with the defense items necessary to maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities in accordance with the 'Taiwan Relations Act'. In addition to "and services", it added "(The United States) will maintain the ability to resist any resort to force, or the use of other means of coercion that endangers the security of the people of Taiwan and the social and economic system."

This "obviously wants to increase the deterrent effect," the report said.

　　As for why the "U.S.-Taiwan Relations Status" statement was revised twice in just one month, a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department told Taiwan's "Central News Agency" reporter on an anonymous basis on June 2, and updated the "U.S.-Taiwan Relations Fact List" again. , so that its content reflects Blinken's speech on China policy, in which he reiterated the long-term one-China policy of the United States based on the "Taiwan Relations Act", the three Sino-US joint communiques and the "Six Assurances".

　　Taiwan's "Central News Agency" said that as for the update of the "U.S.-Taiwan relations" statement and the replacement of words that do not support "Taiwan independence", whether it was because of "pressure or protest" by the Chinese mainland, the spokesman "strongly denied."

He claimed that the United States has always clearly stated the one-China policy to China, which is based on the "Taiwan Relations Act", the three Sino-US joint communiques and the "Six Assurances".

　　Regarding the U.S. State Department website’s update of the “Facts List of U.S.-Taiwan Relations” in early May, the statement “Taiwan is a part of China” and “the U.S. does not support 'Taiwan independence'” were deleted. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian previously responded that the U.S. is in China The three U.S. joint communiqués made solemn commitments on the Taiwan issue and the one-China principle. Now the U.S. side has revised the "fact list of U.S.-Taiwan relations".

This kind of political manipulation on the Taiwan issue and an attempt to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait will inevitably lead to fire.

　　Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, also said that some people on the island are hyping up the US State Department's website to revise Taiwan-related content in an attempt to "rely on the United States to seek independence", which cannot change the fact that Taiwan is part of China.

We urge the US government to stop any act of hollowing out the one-China principle and abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques with concrete actions.