US, Japan should be prudent on Taiwan question
By Zou Zhibo |
China Daily Global |
Updated: 2021-04-20 07:28
US President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga ahead of a news conference at the White House in Washington on April 16, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
On April 16, the leaders of the United States and Japan met in Washington and issued a joint statement mentioning the Taiwan question, for the first time since 1969, in the latest sign of the two countries' attempts to undermine China's reunification.
Recently, the US and Japan have kept approaching the red line of supporting "Taiwan independence". The US government has allowed senior officials to visit Taiwan and supported the Taiwan authorities' participation in international organizations. A senior US official even referred to Taiwan as a "country", which he called a slip of tongue, to challenge China's bottom line.