Secretary of State Anthony Brinken sparked controversy on social media on Monday with remarks about whether the United States would support “Taiwan independence” from China.
“We do not support independence for Taiwan,” Blinken said at a news conference after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We continue to oppose unilateral changes to the status quo by either side. We continue to look forward to the peaceful resolution of differences across the straits. , remains committed to continuing its responsibilities under the Taiwan Relations Act.” “
Morgan Ortagus, who served as a State Department spokesman during the Trump administration, criticized the Biden administration in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“The Biden administration has a desperate, hopeless attitude,” Ortagus said. “They want to talk more than China does, and China knows that. It’s disgusting. It’s embarrassing.”
President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Brinken arrive for the Deputy Chief of Staff Reception in the East Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 13, 2023. (Alex Wong)
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Brinken reiterated that the United States supports the One China policy, prompting a backlash on Twitter.
“Weakness breeds aggression,” tweeted Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party.
Trending Politics co-founder Colin Lag said the U.S. would defend Taiwan in the event of an “unprecedented” Chinese aggression, contrasting Biden’s previous stance on Taiwan. It pointed out.
“What a turnaround from what Biden said just a few months ago,” Wragg tweeted. “what happened?”
Ari Hoffman of the Post Millennial newspaper said Mr Blinken’s remarks called into question the relationship between the president and China.
“If you want to know how deeply Biden is involved with China, this is the answer,” he tweeted.
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“The worst diplomatic team ever,” said Fox News contributor Sarah Carter.
Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at the U.S. Foreign Policy Council, said Mr. Blinken was wrong in acting as if he was comparing U.S.-China relations to the U.S. judicial system.
“Appeals to universal rationality are a futile effort,” he says. “The Chinese Communist Party only respects power.”
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“We paid for it,” said Spectator World contributing editor Stephen Miller.
“We have no illusions about the issues of this relationship. There are many issues on which we disagree deeply or strongly,” added Blinken. “The United States has a long history of successfully managing complex relationships through diplomacy.”
Blinken’s comments come amid heightened tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan. Taiwan’s Air Force scrambled fighter jets last week after a group of 10 Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait for the second time in days.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Secretary of State Anthony Brinken pose for photographers in Beijing on Monday, June 19, 2023. (Associated Press)
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This month, the U.S. military released footage of close encounters between Chinese naval vessels and U.S. destroyers in the Taiwan Strait, and recently there have been several close calls between Chinese and U.S. aircraft, including air interceptions by Chinese fighters. rice field. Late May, over the South China Sea.
China regards the autonomous Taiwan as its own territory, raising the possibility of annexation by force. The United States recognizes Beijing as the Chinese government, but maintains informal and defense ties with Taiwan.
The State Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Andrew Mark Miller of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.