The US State Department has announced new guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts. Photo: Reuters
The US State Department has announced new guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts. Photo: Reuters
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US announces new policy encouraging government ties with Taiwan officials

  • Guidelines ‘encourage US government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship’, US State Department says
  • ‘Working-level meetings’ can now take place inside federal buildings or in the de facto Taiwanese embassy in New York

Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney in Washington

Updated: 11:39am, 12 Apr, 2021

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The US State Department has announced new guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts. Photo: Reuters
The US State Department has announced new guidelines for government interaction with Taiwanese counterparts. Photo: Reuters

Corrected [5:19am, 10 Apr, 2021]

  • [5:19am, 10 Apr, 2021]

    An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed the State Department announcement to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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