Obama-Xi summit not to affect Taiwan-U.S. ties: MOFA
ROC Central News Agency
2013/06/08 13:05:27
Taipei, June 8 (CNA) The ongoing summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping is not expected to affect the relations between Taiwan and the United States, Foreign Minister David Lin said Saturday.
Although the Taiwan issue will inevitably be raised during the meeting, it is not the focus of the event, Lin said.
'We believe the United States will stand firm on its commitment to Taiwan as stated in the Taiwan Relations Act,' he said.
Lin noted that the U.S. government had provided Taiwan with the related information in advance of the meeting.
Obama and Xi opened a two-day summit in California Friday, the first of its kind between the two leaders since Xi became president in March.
Issues on the top of the U.S. agenda are expected to include China's alleged cyberspying on the United States and North Korea's nuclear threats.
The Chinese side, meanwhile, is likely to express concern over business discrimination in U.S. markets and efforts by the United States to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has formed a panel, headed by Lin, to monitor the development of the meeting.
According to ministry spokeswoman Anna Kao, Taipei maintains strong mutual trust and smooth channels of communication with Washington and is staying on top of the situation.
The U.S. side will also provide briefings to Taiwan after the meeting, Kao said, stressing that Taiwan-U.S. relations will continue to move forward on a 'low-profile, zero-surprise' basis.
(By Chen Pei-huang and Y.F. Low)
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