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Xi presses Trump on opposing Taiwan independence
The Hindu BusinessLine··7h ago
China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump he hoped the US would oppose Taiwan independence. Xi said China's stance on reunification is clear-cut. Taiwan's formal name remains the Republic of China after the government moved its capital there in 1949. The US cut official ties with Taipei in 1979 and keeps a One China policy via the Taiwan Relations Act.
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What It Means For You
- Official US wording on Taiwan remains tightly watched because shifts would alter decades of policy.
- The Taiwan Relations Act still commits the US to provide means for Taiwan's defence.
- Beijing has offered a one country, two systems model that no major Taiwan party supports.
What's Happening
- Xi made the remarks to Trump on Thursday during their contact covered in the report.
- China says it will not renounce the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control.
- The US officially takes no position on Taiwan's sovereignty under its One China policy.
How Taiwan's status took shape
- In 1971 Beijing took the China seat at the United Nations from Taipei.
- Most major Western countries keep unofficial ties while recognising Republic of China passports.
- In 2022 the State Department added public wording on the Six Assurances to Taiwan.
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