The US warned China against a possible aggression against Taiwan: "They must take into account the international response to the war in Ukraine"

2022-06-15 15:03:04 By : Ms. Judy Ciler

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has urged the Chinese authorities to take into account the "response" given by the international community to the "Russian aggression against Ukraine" in the face of threats about possible aggression by Beijing against Taiwan. .“China must make calculations, we are not going to do it for them.(...) One of the things that I think you have to take into account when analyzing the situation is the response that we have seen at a global level in relation to the invasion of Ukraine, how many countries have come together to reject the aggression , either by making sure Ukraine has the support it needs, or by trying to get Russia to pay a price for it," he said.Thus, he has stated that this "is something that China should think about in the future", especially regarding the issue of Taiwan, which the Asian giant considers one more province under its sovereignty."We are trying to influence China's decisions in this regard, but I cannot speculate on what the country will ultimately do," he clarified during an interview with the PBS television network.In this sense, he has assured that the position of the United States in this regard has not changed.“There is a 'status quo' and we are determined that this will not change.Unfortunately, what we have seen over the last ten years is that China is acting in an increasingly repressive way, both at home and abroad, and the actions that it takes with respect to Taiwan are dangerous and destabilizing”, he stressed.“We have made it very clear that our commitment is to help Taiwan defend itself and we stand by it.We are committed to our 'one China' policy, but also to the Taiwan Relations Law and the responsibilities we have to ensure that they can effectively defend themselves, preferably alone, against any aggression”, he asserted.On the next visit of the president, Joe Biden, to Saudi Arabia, he recalled that the country has been a great partner for Washington for decades, especially when it comes to "confronting extremism" and in the face of the "challenge posed by Iran". .Likewise, he has indicated that there are currently some 70,000 Americans living in Saudi territory and has specified that the intention of the Biden Administration is to “recalibrate relations” to guarantee that “the interests and values” of the parties are preserved.“Another thing we have in mind is to make sure that one of the worst wars of the last decade, the one in Yemen, ends”, he continued before thanking Saudi Arabia that “there is a truce in the country”, the first in eight years."This has allowed the entry of humanitarian aid," he added.However, he has highlighted the importance of respect for Human Rights.“In my conversations with Saudi representatives, I usually bring up this topic.(...) I hope the president does the same”, he indicated.(With information from Europe Press)