Focus Taiwan
Date: 01/14/2020
By: Chiang Chin-yeh and Y.F. Low8

Washington, Nov. 14 (CNA) The U.S. State Department said Saturday that the United States takes no position on the issue of Taiwan sovereignty, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was criticized by Beijing as "meddling in China's internal affairs" with his comment that "Taiwan has not been a part of China."

"The U.S. has long had a One-China policy," a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to Taiwan media. "This is distinct from Beijing's 'One China Principle' under which the Chinese Communist Party asserts sovereignty over Taiwan. The United Stat6es takes no position on sovereignty over Taiwan."

The spokesperson said the U.S.' One China policy remains guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques between the U.S. and China, and the Six Assurances to Taiwan, as it has been in the past four decades.

"The fundamental U.S. interest is that the Taiwan question be resolved peacefully, without coercion, and in a manner acceptable to the people on both sides of the Strait — as Beijing promised," the spokesperson said.    [FULL  STORY]