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That's whole lots of nothing by a soon-to-be replaced Secretary of the State.

Everything is still the same, the One China Policy[1] hasn't changed: There's only One China and Taiwan belongs to China. Everything still going through non-official channel which is AIT. Nothing has changed.

Source: I live in Taiwan.

[1]: https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/

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You misunderstand the US One China Policy. From the link you posted:

"...the United States recognized the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China."

The US _acknowledges_ the Chinese position, but it does not _recognize_ it. So the US official policy is explicitly _not_ "There's only One China and Taiwan belongs to China".

Thanks for the correction, however

> The United States does not support Taiwan independence.

That speaks volumes on US' instance.

I lived long enough to see that Taiwan is mere a pawn to attack China. If dropping a nuclear bomb on Taiwan could set back China, US will do it in a heartbeat. This is how the world politics works. Always have been.

Well the US also doesn't support Chinese intervention in Taiwanese affairs and treats Taiwan as a country in all but name which also speaks volumes. The US clearly considers Taiwan as independent and has been okay pretending otherwise as long as it's been politically convenient and China doesn't take any action to end that independence.

Well if US doesn't want China to intervene US could just let Taiwan have their nuclear weapon in the 80s, which will completely remove Military option from China, but US didn't.[1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Hsien-yi

I’m a staunch Taiwan advocate. But sticking nukes all over the place removes our ability to slow proliferation. And sticking nukes in others’ backyards is, well, impolite.

FWIW while the statement might not come with a policy change it’s indicative of a larger bipartisan shift in views. There is increasing bipartisan consensus here about the importance of a US backed independent Taiwan. I fully expect the new administration to keep moving in this direction, not change course.

Source: I live in America and pay too much attention to foreign policy commentators

Indeed, just like when US were standing with Hong Kong people in 2019 and turned down most of the asylum request when those people really need them.

Action speaks louder than words.

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