(MENAFN- AzerNews) China may go for an escalation of relations with Taiwan because
of US President Joe Biden's incompetence, former US President
Donald Trump told a Republican Party event in South Carolina,
Azernews report, citing Anadolu Agency.
According to Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping lost respect
for the US after the election of Biden. China would not be going
into Taiwan and Xi "is awfully close to wanting to go and because
he thinks your leader is incompetent," the former president
said.
President Biden is "the most incompetent and corrupt president
we've ever had," Trump went on to say. The country "is not going to
survive" if the Republicans fail to win in next year's general
election, Trump claimed.
Taiwan has been governed by its local administration since 1949
when the remaining Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek
(1887-1975) fled to the island after being defeated in China's
civil war. Since then, Taiwan has preserved the flag and some other
symbols of the Republic of China that had existed in mainland China
before the Communists came to power. Beijing regards the island as
one of its provinces and this position is supported by most
countries, including Russia.
The US severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 and
established them with China. While recognizing the One China
policy, Washington continues to maintain contacts with the island
and supply it with weapons. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait ratcheted
up following then US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei
on August 2-3, 2022.
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