She was not President and Hillary Clinton nor Bill as President would have touched any Taiwanese official with a ten foot pole, much less talked directly with one.
This is unprecedented, revolutionary within the ossified world of foreign affairs and awesome.
World: Asia-Pacific Storm over US trip to Taiwan, November 10, 1998
US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson is in Taiwan on a controversial two-day trip which has sparked protests from Beijing.
It is the first visit by a US cabinet official to Taiwan for more than two years.
Clinton, Gore to give speeches on visits to Taiwan, September 27, 2003
Clinton in Taiwan amid warning from China, February 8, 2005
Bill Clinton Daily Diary, Visit Taipei, Taiwan and China, March 1, 2005
I had a wonderful time in Taiwan. I’d been there many times when I was a governor. I didn’t visit Taiwan when I was president, because of the US government’s opinion that Taiwan is part of China. This issue makes visiting Taiwan a hazard, because even as an ex-president I have to watch my words.
Sixteen Taiwanese-American Organizations Write To Former President Bill Clinton, November 11, 2010
They conclude by lauding former president Clinton for his 2000 statements that Taiwan's future must be resolved peacefully and with the assent of the people of Taiwan. They urge him to reiterate these remarks, saying this would contribute greatly to the right of the Taiwanese people to determine their own future, free from coercion by China.