“China’s actions are unprecedented and provocative…An ambitious trade roadmap with Taiwan announced within a few days”
The White House on the 12th (local time) criticized China’s military force protests in protest against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as provocative and overreacting.
Kurt Campbell, White House National Security Council Indo-Pacific Coordinator, said at a press briefing that China used Pelosi’s visit as an excuse to change the current situation and jeopardize peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
This indicates that, although Chairman Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan did not undermine the ‘one China’ principle, China has taken unjust actions to suppress Taiwan. regarded as an expression.
Coordinator Campbell said the US response would be patient and effective, noting that China’s actions were provocative, destabilizing and unprecedented.
He also said that while Chinese troops have completed military training, some of the Chinese warships still remain around Taiwan.
He also made it clear that the US would continue to operate ‘freedom of navigation’ in the Taiwan Strait.
“We will continue to take calm and decisive measures to maintain peace and stability,” he said.
The United States will fly, sail and operate anywhere consistent with its long-standing promises of freedom of navigation under international law, including the passage of air and ships in the Taiwan Strait in the coming weeks.
Coordinator Campbell said the United States adheres to the “one China” principle and does not support Taiwan’s independence, but under the Taiwan Relations Act, supports Taiwan’s self-defense and supports Taiwan’s self-defense, force or other forms of oppression that would jeopardize Taiwan’s security, economy and society. It reaffirmed that it will ensure that it retains its ability to resist the means.
The U.S. will deepen its ties with Taiwan, including the development of economic and trade relations, he said.
We plan to announce it in a few days.”
After Taiwan was excluded from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which was launched to curb the expansion of China’s economic influence, the Joe Biden administration held bilateral consultations called the ’21st Century Trade Initiative’ to cooperate in the economic and trade fields. are looking for a way
Coordinator Campbell said, “We continue to keep our communication channels open with Beijing,” regarding China’s severance of dialogue and cooperation in eight protests in response to Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. He said he urged them to resume.
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