Washington’s defence ties with Taiwan are rock solid, the top US diplomat in Taipei said, as Beijing denounced as a political gesture this week’s confirmation that a few American troops were present on the island nation.
“The United States has a commitment to help Taiwan provide for its self-defence,” said Sandra Oudkirk, the new head of the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto US embassy in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. “The value of our partnership and our support for Taiwan is rock solid.”
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