Earlier in February, the US State Department quietly updated its fact sheet on US-Taiwan relations by removing its long‐standing sentence, "We do not support Taiwan independence." Though it may seem like a minor edit, this change has ignited a firestorm of debate and raised serious questions about the future course of US actions.
Taiwan has long been one of the most sensitive issues in US and Chinese relations. First emerging as a critical topic during the Shanghai Communique over 50 years ago, it remains an electric fence in bilateral ties today—one wrong move could spark far-reaching consequences. 🚨
The move is widely seen as the US testing the waters, signaling a tentative step away from its established one‐China principle. In doing so, conflicting messages are being sent across the Taiwan Strait, warning of potential strategic and economic fallout. In this high-stakes game, there is no room for compromise when it comes to a matter as delicate as Taiwan. 🔥
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