The turbulence of last week buried an extremely consequential policy decision in the news cycle’s churn. On Jan. 9, Secretary of State Mike PompeoMike PompeoOn The Money: Retail sales drop in latest sign of weakening economy | Fast-food workers strike for minimum wage | US officials raise concerns over Mexico’s handling of energy permits US officials raise concerns over Mexico’s handling of energy permits Treasury imposes additional sanctions on Cuba over allegations of ‘serious human rights abuse’ MORE announced that the department would end its self-imposed regulations on contact between American officials and their Taiwanese counterparts. Moreover, Pompeo eliminated the guidelines that regulated executive branch contact with Taiwan independent of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto U.S. embassy in the Republic of China, thereby recentralizing U.S.-Taiwan diplomatic relations in the AIT.This was long overdue. The U.S. has voluntarily regulated its contact with Taiwanese officials since its recognition of China over 40 years ago, and consequent de-recognition of Taiwan. By limiting and restricting the relationships American officials could build with their Taiwanese counterparts, the U.S. propitiated the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ever-constant paranoia vis a vis its domestic legitimacy. Taiwan remained an American partner despite de-recognition — but… Read full this story
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