Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is erasing the guidelines that have restricted U.S. government contact with Taiwanese officials in the latest American repudiation of China’s claims to sovereignty over the island.
The U.S. will remove decades-old, self-imposed restrictions on how its diplomats and other officials interact with Taiwan, a move that may inflame tensions with Beijing just a little over a week before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday lifted "self-imposed restrictions" regulating American diplomats, service members and other officials' interactions with Taiwanese counterparts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Posted : 2021-01-10 15:34
Updated : 2021-01-10 15:37
In this Sept. 21, 2020, file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft speaks during a news conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington. AP
By Teddy Ng
China accused the United States of playing with fire with its plans to send its UN envoy to Taiwan next week, saying the move would create new difficulties for the already troubled ties between Beijing and Washington.
The visit from January 13 to 15 by Kelly Craft to Taiwan is seen by the mainland as the latest move by the outgoing administration of Donald Trump to further damage China-US relations and put US president-elect Joe Biden in a corner.