Michael DeSombre confirms long-standing US policy still in place despite Trump’s apparent departure from it after Beijing meeting with Xi
Michael DeSombre, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday that US policy on Taiwan had not changed, maintaining Washington’s commitment to preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
“It’s something that is always discussed with them, but that is not in any way a deviation from the Six Assurances,” he said.
One of the Six Assurances – commitments made to Taiwan in 1982 – is that the US would not consult Beijing in advance before making decisions about arms sales to Taiwan.