Pentagon: ‘We do not support Taiwan independence’ – IOTW Report

Pentagon: ‘We do not support Taiwan independence’

JTN: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby on Monday hit back against Chinese accusations that the United States was angling for a change in the Sino-Taiwanese diplomatic status quo in the form of formal Taiwanese independence.

“We have repeatedly said that we oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side. We have said that we do not support Taiwan independence,” Kirby told reporters. “We have said that we expect cross-straight differences to be resolved by peaceful means.”

Both the Taipei-based Republic of China and the Beijing-based People’s Republic of China agree on the existence of a single Chinese state that includes the territory of both governments, though each claims to be the legitimate government of that unified entity. Taiwan does not formally claim independence though communist propaganda often refers to the island as being under separatist control.

After losing the Chinese Civil War to Mao Zedong’s communist faction, Chinese nationalist forces under Chiang Kai-Shek fled to Taiwan where they have maintained their last outpost since 1949. more

15 Comments on Pentagon: ‘We do not support Taiwan independence’

  1. RELATEDLY, THIS JUST IN:

    TOXICALLY MASCULINE MEN ARE GETTING LAID MORE THAN THEY WANT TO BE AND ARE ASKING FOR THE MAACULINITY-CHALLENGED TO STEP UP

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  2. The Pentagon neither sets nor should be communicating foreign policy; they are the blunt force behind foreign policy only. Kirby needs to take a steaming hot cup of STFU.

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  3. Hmmm, Joe Biden says he can kill anyone anytime with a drone strike if they are terrorist or terrorist supporters. We consider the Formosan insurrectionists to be terrorist, Nancy Pelosi is going there to support them, and WE have drones TOO.

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