U.S. reaffirms support for Taiwan's self-defense in security report
ROC Central News Agency
10/13/2022 11:53 AM
Washington, Oct. 12 (CNA) The United States reaffirmed its commitment to support the maintenance of Taiwan's self-defense capabilities, in a report outlining Washington's security and foreign policy priorities published Wednesday.
According to the National Security Strategy report, the United States "will uphold our commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act to support Taiwan's self-defense and to maintain our capacity to resist any resort to force or coercion against Taiwan."
It said Washington had an abiding interest in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which is "critical to regional and global security and prosperity."
The strategy called for collaborations with European allies and partners to "play an active role in the Indo-Pacific" while "supporting freedom of navigation and maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait."
The strategy also said that the U.S. opposed any unilateral changes to the status quo by either side of the Taiwan Strait and that it did not support Taiwan's independence.
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at a press briefing the same day that the report recognized two "fundamental strategic challenges" that concern the U.S.' interests, including the country's strategic competition with China.
At the same time, Washington needs to cooperate with as many countries as possible to deal with shared challenges, such as climate change, food insecurity, communicable diseases, terrorism, the energy transition, and inflation, he said.
Based on such a premise, Washington aims to make investments at home and abroad and build "the strongest possible coalition of nations," while working to modernize and strengthen its military, he said.
(By Chiang Chin-yeh and Teng Pei-ju)
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