Joe Biden after the elections in Taiwan: “We do not support the independence” of the territory

The President of the United States, Joe Bidenthis Saturday reiterated the US opposition to an independence of Taiwanfollowing the victory of the ruling William Lai party in the presidential elections.

“We do not support the independence” of the territory, said the president when questioned in Washington by journalists about the results of the elections in Taiwan, where Lai won with 40.2% of the vote.

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The president’s statements came hours after Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, congratulated Me for his victory in a statement, where he also noted that the US is committed to “peace and stability” in the region.

“We look forward to working with Lai (…) and promoting our long-standing unofficial relationship, in line with the One China policy,” the diplomat stressed in a statement.

The choice of Meof the Democratic Progressive Party (PDP), consolidated Taiwan’s commitment to sovereignty and foresees a further escalation of tensions with China.

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The Taiwanese issue continues to be one of the main points of friction between China and the USA, which, in addition to being the main supplier of weapons to the Taiwanmay be faced with the situation of having to defend the island in the event of conflict.

The President of the USA, Joe Biden, met last November with Xi Jinping in San Francisco, in an attempt to resolve differences between the two powers. The leaders then agreed to resume military talks.

Me He won with 40% of the votes in the elections, and in his first speech after this Saturday’s elections he assured that between “democracy and authoritarianism”, the Taiwanese remained “on the side of democracy”.

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In the past, the newly elected president TaiwaneseWilliam Lai, defined himself as a “pragmatic worker for Taiwan’s independence”, although he does not consider it necessary to formally declare the island’s secession, arguing that it already functions, in fact, as an independent country.

The winning candidate, who will take office on May 20, belongs to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (PDP), which with this victory will lead to three consecutive terms as president of the island, a milestone that occurs for the first time in democratic history. . in Taiwan.

Taiwan – where the Chinese nationalist army retreated after its defeat at the hands of communist troops in the civil war – has been governed autonomously since 1949, although China claims sovereignty over the island, which it considers a rebellious province, whose “reunification” is not excluded the use of force.

Source: Elcomercio

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