The resilience and development of our robust relations with taiwan over the past 35 years have been greatly fostered by the framework that congress established in the tra. The u. S. Taiwan relationship is grounded in history, shared values and our common commitment to democracy and human rights. Maintaining and deepening our strong relations with taiwan is an important part of the u. S. Rebalance to the asiapacific region. Through the American Institute in taiwan, we were close with taiwan authorities on a wide range of issues. Insecurity, maintenance of peace across the Taiwan Strait is crucial to stability and prosperity. The Obama Administration has notified congress of over 12 billion worth of arms sales to taiwan. This is a tangible sign of the seriousness with which we regard i want to secure. We encourage taiwan to adopt an innovative approaches to maintain a credible selfdefense capacity on an offspeed offense budget to deter coercion or aggression but a reasonable that is expe
Human rights at all and that is true but use that as a dodge and a way of precluding discussion on human rights. But should we have a one taiwan policy . And secondly, the taiwan act section two points out the enactment of this is necessary to maintain peace,s ability stability, and in their. What would happen if taiwan became under prc control and doing a will if a shift would have effects on Security Partners and allies in east asia, including japan and south asia . Thank you. I think i might have been in that meeting that you speak of. It was a few years ago. Thank you for your comments. To mostlike to point recently, you may have seen in the press that there has been more dialogue between two sides. The head of the Mainland Affairs councils from taiwan met with the head of their Taiwan Affairs office. We have gone on record as saying as we support that kind of warming of ties. One of the reasons why there has been such a discussion is because we have been so supportive of taiwan, g
On its heels of an attack by rebel forces againsthree u s military helicopters which were attempting to eventuate american citizens from the ccp. As you. Hundreds of thousands of homes across the us east coast midwest and parts of Ontario Canada have gone without power at sites in the wind storms swept through much of the region the First Official day of winter bright storms that for a Holiday Travel plans for millions of americans with flight delays reported that some airports the National Weather service issued a Tornado Warning for the states of tennessee arkansas and louisiana might see roads are expected in upstate new york more than eighty five million americans hit the highway between december twenty first in the years each with nearly six million fly. I knew the routine. She and more itll be cute. With these new guys. They didnt know what to do. Who knew it. Eu the regional oil tycoon li ka deal with the cops he has urged World Leaders to push for the release of all Political P
One is the state of the us china and taiwan trial at the relations today. On todays program were delighted to have a true expert in very good friend of mine thought to be that long course currently an associate Research Fellow of the east into european and american studies at the academics america to discuss this and many issues with us what kind of proactive if i let the two nd is the lack of use. Whoa going to start off todays program was something very broad and general was something bite of your alley this what is your assessment of the state of relations between us and china. This is possibly the single most important bilateral issues in the world today. Theres of course some positives though also some talent is that the water some of the changes you want is to pay in this relationship in two thousand twenty one think the epoch defining feature of the us and china mediation scheme has to do with the andean silk on the color transitions here and everybody know that ten of rice in r
Autonomy. Students in taiwan protesting a trade deal with china had ended their twenty four day occupation of the parliament. They left a legislative chamber in taipei to cheering crowds. This is a representative told reporters that vacating the parliament does not mean the end of the demonstrations the leader said. They will continue to demand tougher rules for examining deals with china demonstrators say to those proposed by friends of mine tells administration are not good enough. The group is upset that the pact signed last june that would open up trade in dozens of service sectors. They lived at the parliamentary speaker had promised to stop the process towards approving the deal until the new system is in place to sit in with a loud legislature to protect the green in the taranaki in advance. Experts as opposition to the trade deal with china could have lasting effects. University of georgia professor. Yes and no mud to die is a leading expert on cross strait relations. The alarm