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May 20, 2024 ,
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US will support Taiwan’s self-defence: Harris

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Criticizing China’s behaviour in the Asia-Pacific region, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that the US administration will further develop its relationship with Taiwan.

Speaking to US sailors aboard a US warship in Japan, Harris also accused Beijing of undermining key elements of the international rules-based order. She criticized China for challenging the freedom of the seas and coercively threatening its neighbours with a show of military power during US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei.

The US has said it supports Taiwan’s self-defence and will deepen ties with the self-governing island.

China warns US not to interfere in Taiwan affairs

USA would defend Taiwan if China attacks: Biden

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US President Joe Biden has said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China.

The US has been selling arms to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US will provide the island with the means to defend itself. Earlier this month, the US agreed to sell $1.1bn (£955m) in weaponry and missile defence to Taiwan.

Meanwhile, Taiwan welcomed the US government’s security commitment to Taiwan, saying Taipei would deepen its security partnership with Washington.

Tensions between US and China – especially over Taiwan – have ramped up after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a controversial visit to the island in August.

Taiwan is a self-ruled island off the coast of eastern China that Beijing claims as part of its territory.

Taiwan’s independence means war: China

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China’s ambassador to the UK has urged London not to follow the US lead on Taiwan independence.

The Chinese ambassador has warned that British and American intervention in Taiwan could lead to war, claiming that Beijing’s relationship with London has reached a crossroads over the issue of Taiwan’s independence.

The Chinese ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang, presented his government’s position on the Taiwan issue and announced that Taiwan had become a “touchstone issue” for China, the US and the UK.

China’s ambassador to Britain has said that over the years, the US has undermined the principle of the One China policy by approving arms sales to Taiwan and playing the ‘Taiwan card to contain China.

Chinese Military warns US

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Beijing has vowed to defend its ‘territorial integrity’ after the US approved a major arms deal with Taiwan, warning the US to cut military ties by halting the arms deal with Taiwan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense issued a statement in Beijing condemning the Biden administration’s deal to sell new US arms to Taiwan.The $108 million deal includes armored vehicles and technical support.

Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense, said that if the US immediately does not withdraws the arms deal with Taiwan and breaks military ties, it will weaken the relationship between China and the US and the military of the two countries and the peace and stability of Taiwan.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has further increased its maritime and air military activities around Taiwan, warning that it will take all measures to resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity and resolutely thwart any external interference and separatist efforts for ‘Taiwan independence’.