China s state media says Pompeo crossed a dangerous red line with latest Taiwan move
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that he is lifting self-imposed restrictions on contacts between American diplomats and their Taiwanese counterparts, ending a practice that was in place to appease China.
The United States, like most countries, doesn t have official relations with Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, but the Trump administration has ramped up its support for the self-ruled, democratic country over the years,
Reuters notes, and Pompeo s latest move appears to be part of an effort to lock in a tough approach to Beijing before the White House transition takes place later this month.
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how US diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, another move that is expected to upset China as the Trump administration winds to an end.
The Trump administration has sought to strengthen bilateral relations with Taiwan. It announced Thursday that UN Ambassador Kelly Craft would go to Taiwan, a move that sparked sharp criticism from Beijing and a warning that the US would pay a heavy price. In August, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar became the first Cabinet member to visit Taiwan since 2014.
BEIJING (AP) China's state media lashed out at the latest move on Taiwan by the departing Trump administration, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of “seeking to maliciously inflict a.
In a move expected to upset China in the waning days of Trump's presidency, the US is ending restrictions on how its diplomats have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan.
This decision, coming in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration, is certain to anger China. Beijing has been stepping up its threats to bring the self-governing island under its control by military force