“I would like to emphasize that nothing has changed in our approaches towards Taiwan: we still do not support the independence of the island and adhere to the policy of a united China,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
On Aug. 8, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said the PRC urges the United States to respect Beijing's overriding interests and abandon illusions about using Taiwan to control China.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted that the US administration believes that it is "vital" for Taiwan to have weapons for defense.