‘I think it is important that Taiwan knows we are going to live up to the commitments under the Relations Act and Six Issues Accord,’ Tillerson said.
The News Lens
Date: 2017/01/12
By: TNL Staff
Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of State
The incoming United States Secretary of State has signaled a reaffirmation of U.S. support for Taiwan and compared China’s military build-up in the South China Sea to Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of State, on Jan. 11 testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the U.S.
The hearing took place hours after Taiwan scrambled jets as China’s sole aircraft carrier sailed near Taiwan’s territorial water on its return from exercises in the South China Sea.
During the hearing, Republican Sen. Cory Gardner asked the former ExxonMobil chief executive what the position on Taiwan and the one-China policy would be under the new administration. [FULL STORY]
