China upset with Trump over Taiwan

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China has voiced strong opposition to the Trump administration after the US State Department removed a key line from its website stating that US policy does “not support Taiwan independence.”

Beijing, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory despite the island’s self-governing status, reacted with sharp criticism, accusing Washington of a “serious regression” and demanding an immediate reversal.

“This move severely violates the one-China principle and three China-US joint communiqués, goes against international law and basic norms of international relations, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces,” Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Guo Jiakun stated to reporters.

“This is another example of the US clinging to its wrong policy of ‘using Taiwan to contain China.’”

The divide between China and Taiwan dates back to 1949, when the Chinese Civil War ended with nationalist forces retreating to the island while the communists assumed control of the mainland. In the 1970s, the US formally recognized the One China Policy under President Richard Nixon, agreeing that Taiwan was part of China and refraining from official diplomatic relations with the island.

However, despite its formal recognition of the One China Policy, Washington has long maintained what is often referred to as “strategic ambiguity” regarding Taiwan, sustaining unofficial ties to the island.
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The problem for China is that most of the people in Taiwan do not want to be ruled by communists.  China would need to make concessions on that point to get them to agree with the rule by Peking.