The US and Taiwan are exploring ways to expand Taiwan\u2019s participation in the UN and other international forums, as well as addressing a range of global challenges, including public health, aviation safety and climate change, Voice of America (VOA) reported. VOA is a US state-owned news network and international radio broadcaster. The US-Taiwan routine consultation took place on Wednesday, days after the Chinese delegation at COP28 opposed calls to include Taiwan in the UN climate talks in Dubai.<\/p>\n
All participants in the latest US-Taiwan talks \u201crecognised the importance of working closely with like-minded partners who share concerns regarding attempts to exclude Taiwan from the international community,\u201d according to the US State Department in a statement. Meanwhile, senior American officials have said Washington\u2019s \u201cOne China\u201d policy is \u201cdistinct\u201d from Beijing\u2019s \u201cOne China\u201d principle. The US policy is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the Three Joint Communiques and the Six Assurances. China has objected to the Taiwan Relations Act and deemed it invalid, according to VOA.<\/p>\n
The Taiwan Relations Act has stated that \u201cnothing in this Act may be construed as a basis for supporting the exclusion or expulsion of Taiwan from continued membership in any international financial institution or any other international organisation.\u201d As per VOA, the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled Taiwan but claims sovereignty over the island, which became home to the Chinese Nationalist government after its defeat in 1949. During the UN climate talks held in the United Arab Emirates, Chinese officials lodged a protest after calls to include Taiwan\u2019s participation in the climate summit by other countries.<\/p>\n
A member of the Chinese delegation said via a translator in the plenary hall in Dubai: \u201cChina has noted that during the meeting a handful of countries ignore the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and make noises about the participation by the Taiwan authorities in the COP.\u201d Officials from the State Department and Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday discussed near-term opportunities to support Taiwan\u2019s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and other global public health bodies, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as Taiwan\u2019s meaningful participation in other multilateral organisations.<\/p>\n
The Beijing government has been blocking Taiwan\u2019s representation at WHA meetings after the self-ruled democracy elected Tsai Ing-wen, a China sceptic, as president in 2016. China has also blocked Taiwan\u2019s participation in ICAO assemblies since 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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