China moves warships after US hosts Taiwan’s Tsai
A meeting between Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen and US House speaker Kevin McCarthy has sparked Beijing’s ire. …
For decades Washington has managed a rather delicate status quo, acknowledging, if not supporting, Beijing’s position that there is only one Chinese government – the one on the mainland. It has maintained official ties with that government, and not Taiwan, since 1979. But it has also remained a steadfast ally to Taipei, guaranteeing to help the island defend itself.