Taiwan’s Presidential Workplace reiterated on Saturday that the island is an “unbiased democratic nation,” hours after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Taipei to not formally search independence.
“The Republic of China is a sovereign, unbiased democratic nation; that is self-evident,” Presidential Workplace Spokesperson Karen Kuo stated in an announcement, utilizing the formal identify for Taiwan. Beijing’s claims to the island, she added, are “subsequently with out benefit.”
Taipei additionally famous “a number of reaffirmations” from the U.S. facet, together with by Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that Washington’s coverage and place towards Taiwan — which Beijing claims as its personal — “stay unchanged,” Kuo stated.
