International Center / Zhu Zuyi report
The Trump administration’s term is coming to an end, but the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suddenly issued a major message on the 9th Eastern Time, stating that in the past, US diplomats were affected by the Chinese government, which caused the official contact between the US and Taiwan to always be restricted. Beginning today, “I am removing all these self-restraints.”
▲U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo suddenly announced that the official exchange restrictions between the United States and Taiwan will be lifted. (Photo/Central News Agency)
Pompeo issued a statement today stating that Taiwan is a trustworthy partner of the United States, but in the past few decades, the US State Department and Taiwan have established many complicated internal restrictions in the course of communication between the United States and Taiwan. Affected by the Taiwan Relations Law, the American Administration and Taiwan’s diplomatic matters must also be handled by the American Association in Taiwan (AIT). The exchanges between other units and Taiwan’s administration will be deemed invalid. These practices are all for appeasement. The Communist government in Beijing “but it won’t be needed in the future.”
Pompeo announced that the abolition of the restrictions imposed by the United States and Taiwan in the past is equivalent to authorization issued in the name of the Secretary of State in the past. The administrative agencies can now regard Taiwan’s contact guidelines as invalid. US diplomatic, military or other relevant officials and Taiwan Official communication can no longer be bound by these restrictions.
In the past, Taiwan’s interaction with the United States was always affected by China’s “One-China Policy.” Almost all exchanges were made in unofficial ways. The statement pointed out that the U.S. government maintains unofficial partnerships around the world, and Taiwan does the same, but today’s The statement confirms that US-Taiwan relations are unnecessary and should no longer be restricted due to bureaucratic self-censorship in the future.
In response, the representative office in the United States responded that Pompeo’s move reflected the strength and depth of Taiwan-US relations, but he thanked not only the US State Department, but also the bipartisan members of the US Congress for their long-term interest in Taiwan relations. Through the “Taiwan Guarantee Act,” the administrative departments are encouraged to relax restrictions on exchanges with Taiwan, so that Taiwan-US relations can be closer, and we look forward to future development.
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