The foreign ministry says Taiwan thanks the US for its support in the face of Chinese pressure.
The ministry was responding to comments by Pentagon official Randall Schriver on Tuesday. In a keynote speech at a symposium on China’s role in the world, Schrive said that the US government is willing to help Taiwan cope with pressure from China.
Schriver is set to visit China next week. He said the US government’s stance has long been clear and consistent: it will reiterate its policy and its concerns if Beijing raises issues about Taiwan.
In response to Schriver’s comments, foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said Thursday that relations between Taiwan-US relations have been close and firm.
Ou said that the US government has publically pledged to honor the Taiwan Relations Act in the time since US President Donald Trump took office. The US Congress passed the Taiwan Relations Act in 1979 to create a legal basis for Washington’s unofficial relations with Taipei.
