Top US diplomat in Taiwan says aside from the human toll, any conflict across the Taiwan Strait would have a bigger impact on the global economy than the Second World War
Newsquawk Staff ·
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- US under the Trump administration has made maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific one of its key priorities.
- Upcoming US-China summit offers an opportunity to further strengthen a relationship based on strategic stability, fairness and reciprocity, while reducing the risk of misunderstandings and miscalculations.
- US continues to support Taiwan’s efforts to strengthen its self-defence capabilities.
- Taiwan’s ability to deter conflict has been, and will remain, central to preserving its political, economic and social system.
- US views credible deterrence as essential to creating room for genuine cross-Strait dialogue and resolving differences without coercion or the threat of force.
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