Pompeo Lifts All Self-Imposed Restrictions Against US-Taiwan Relations
Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State of the US, said in a statement that for decades, the Department of State had created complex self-limiting measures in US-Taiwan relation to regulate the interactions between Taiwan and the US diplomats and government officials. He also said that this is a unilateral action, aiming to please the Beijing Government.
“Today, I am announcing to lift all of these self-imposed restrictions. The administration department should invalidate all contact guidelines with Taiwan issued by the Department of State.” According to the Taiwan Relations Act, the America Institute in Taiwan, a non-profit making organisation, should manage the relationship between the US administration department and Taiwan.
Pompeo added that Taiwan is one of the US government unofficial partners from the globe, describing that the democratic system of the US and Taiwan jointly supports personal freedom, the rule of law, respect for individual dignity and other values. He suggested that the statement is to confirm that US-Taiwan relations is non-essential, nor being tied up by the longstanding bureaucracy and self-imposed restrictions.
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Sources: StandNews #Jan10
https://bit.ly/3t3nPsx
Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State of the US, said in a statement that for decades, the Department of State had created complex self-limiting measures in US-Taiwan relation to regulate the interactions between Taiwan and the US diplomats and government officials. He also said that this is a unilateral action, aiming to please the Beijing Government.
“Today, I am announcing to lift all of these self-imposed restrictions. The administration department should invalidate all contact guidelines with Taiwan issued by the Department of State.” According to the Taiwan Relations Act, the America Institute in Taiwan, a non-profit making organisation, should manage the relationship between the US administration department and Taiwan.
Pompeo added that Taiwan is one of the US government unofficial partners from the globe, describing that the democratic system of the US and Taiwan jointly supports personal freedom, the rule of law, respect for individual dignity and other values. He suggested that the statement is to confirm that US-Taiwan relations is non-essential, nor being tied up by the longstanding bureaucracy and self-imposed restrictions.
#MichaelPompeo #MikePompeo #USDiplomacy #US #Taiwan #DepartmentOfState #USTaiwanRelations #China
Sources: StandNews #Jan10
https://bit.ly/3t3nPsx