Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger says Washington and Beijing must seek to avoid putting Taiwan at the center of their tense diplomatic relationship.
The comments prompted a backlash from China's Foreign Ministry, which expressed"strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition" to the remarks.
However, the U.S. also maintains a"robust unofficial" relationship with Taiwan, and Washington supplies military equipment to the island in accordance with the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. This act does not require the U.S. to intervene militarily to defend Taiwan if China invades, but makes it a policy to ensure the island has the resources to defend itself and to deter Beijing from unilaterally unifying the island.
"It is important for the overall peace of the world for the United States and China to mitigate their adversarial relationship," he added.
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