US Removes Line About Not Supporting Taiwan Independence From Fact Sheet

The State Department said on Feb. 16 that the change was part of an effort to inform the public about the ‘unofficial relationship’ of the U.S. with Taiwan.

Flags of Taiwan and the United States are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 27, 2018. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

The U.S. State Department has recently removed a line from its website’s fact sheet that previously said the United States does not support Taiwan’s independence.

The fact sheet, published on Feb. 13 following President Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Jan. 20, removed the phrase “we do not support Taiwan independence.”