The new guidelines “encourage US government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship”, State Department spokesman Ned Price said. “Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and an important security and economic partner that is also a force for good in the international community.”
Price said the changes “liberalise guidance on contacts with Taiwan, consistent with our unofficial relations, and provide clarity throughout the Executive Branch on effective implementation of our ‘one China’ policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques and the Six Assurances”.
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