US Says Chinese Regime’s Pressure on Taiwan ‘A Threat to All Democracies’

Sandra Oudkirk, the new director of the American Institute in Taiwan, speaks during her first public news conference held in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 29, 2021. American Institute in Taiwan via AP

TAIPEI—The Chinese regime’s diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan represents a threat to all democracies and the United States is committed to helping the island defend itself, Washington’s top diplomat in Taipei said.

Speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan event late on Wednesday, Sandra Oudkirk, director of the American Institute in Taiwan which handles relations in the absence of formal diplomatic ties, said managing U.S. differences with the Chinese regime faces “distinct challenges.”