WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden stated on Saturday (Jan 13) that the US doesn’t help the independence of Taiwan, after Taiwanese voters rebuffed China and gave the ruling social gathering a 3rd presidential time period.
Earlier within the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Celebration’s (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai Ching-te got here to energy, strongly rejecting Chinese language strain to spurn him, and pledged each to face as much as Beijing and search talks.
“We don’t help independence,” Biden stated, when requested for a response to Saturday’s elections.
Hours forward of the polls opening, Washington had warned “it could be unacceptable” for any nation to intervene within the election.
The US is Taiwan’s most necessary worldwide backer and arms provider, regardless of the shortage of formal diplomatic ties with the island.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Lai on his victory and stated the US “is dedicated to sustaining cross-strait peace and stability, and the peaceable decision of variations, free from coercion and strain”.
He stated the US appears to be like ahead to working with Lai and leaders of all events in Taiwan to advance their “longstanding unofficial relationship, in step with the US’ One China coverage”.