The embattled Trump administration has just nuked the decades long US recognition of the “One China” policy status quo in what surely constitutes the biggest shot across Beijing’s bow after months of anti-China escalation.
Crucially the shock announcement comes just ahead of U.S. Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft’s controversial visit to Taipei, which Beijing has already slammed as a “crazy provocation”.
China had further already warned this week that Washington will pay a “heavy price” should it move forward with sending Kelly on the official visit.
Julian Ku 古舉倫
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Although important, these rules were not absolutely necessary to in order to comply with the One China Policy or the Taiwan Relations Act. So Blinken doesn’t have to reverse this in order to claim the Biden Admin is adhering to the One China policy.
I remember Taiwan was one of the first to call to congratulate President Trump after he won the election. China was angry that he accepted the call. I read that China recently arrested an American citizen in Hong Kong. Probably planning on Biden giving them everything as ransom.