Beijing says bill violates ‘one China’ policy and asks US to stop pursuing official ties with Taipei
The Guardian
Date: 18 Mar 2018
By: Agence France-Presse
China has called on the US to “correct its mistake” after Donald Trump approved rules
Donald Trump featured in a newspaper headline in Taipei. Washington cut formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 but maintains trade relations and sells it arms. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA
allowing top-level US officials to travel to Taiwan to meet their Taipei counterparts.
US representatives can already travel to democratic Taiwan and Taiwanese officials occasionally visit the White House, but meetings are usually low profile to avoid offending China.
The Taiwan Travel Act, which the president signed on Friday following its passage through Congress, encourages visits between US and Taiwanese officials “at all levels”.
Washington cut formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1979 in favour of Beijing under the “one China” policy. But it maintains trade relations with the island and sells it weapons, angering China. [FULL STORY]
