Experts analyze the key issues of the US “One China Policy”: Do you oppose the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait? Do you support the “permanent separation” of Taiwan and China?

U.S.-China relations have not improved since 2022 kicked off, and the Taiwan issue is still a long-standing disagreement between Washington and Beijing. Although the Biden administration reiterated that the “one-China policy” of the United States remains unchanged, Chinese officials still accuse the United States of trying to “distort and hollow out the one-China principle.” What is the position on unification with China? Does the US’s emphasis on “opposing the unilateral change of the status quo in the Taiwan Strait” is intended to prevent China’s reunification? Is US policy toward Taiwan changing? Is the Biden administration adopting a substantial “one China, one Taiwan” policy?

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The first island chain node statement is questioned

Ratner’s speech has attracted a lot of attention from the outside world. A report in the Financial Times on December 28 said that Ratner’s statement on the importance of Taiwan to the United States was closely related to the 1950 General MacArthur, Commander of the United States in the Far East (Gen. Douglas MacAthur

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said that Taiwan is like a ship

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Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier”, is very similar to the statement that it is extremely important to the strategic interests of the United States, Ratner also stressed the importance of Taiwan’s geographic location.

reported, “People may remember, This is the moment when Washington finally comes clean about its intentions for Taiwan. In Beijing, at least, this statement has been read as the United States has cast aside all pretense that it may accept Taiwan’s reunification with China.”

Whether the United States accepts “unification” must be clarified

Miller said that Ratner’s statement that Taiwan is an important “node” of the first island chain and an important strategic interest of the United States, “It sounds to me like a commitment America has to keep,” he asked Cambo. “Are we still abiding by the one-China policy? That is, can we theoretically accept reunification, if it happens peacefully? I mean, as hard as it is for me to imagine such a situation, is that still our policy?”

Cambo is the first to admit that as Miller said, “This is a very sensitive element of national policy “

, but he did not answer Miller’s question directly. He said that what he wanted to emphasize was, “ Our position has not changed, it is consistent with the previous practice. We are committed to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. We There is indeed a one China policy. We support peaceful dialogue and engagement across the Taiwan Strait. We are also committed to working to increase deterrence to ensure that peace and stability are maintained more generally. ”