US Invites Taiwan

From the DW:

“US inviting Taiwan to 'Summit for Democracy' sparks angry China response”

President Joe Biden has invited 109 countries to the virtual summit which will take place on December 9 and 10. China said adding Taiwan to the guest list was a "mistake." Joe Biden has invited Taiwan to next month's democracy summit, a move that has not gone down well with the Chinese government China on Wednesday accused the United States of making a "mistake" after President Joe Biden invited Taiwan to its "Summit for Democracy" which is set to take place next month. More than 100 countries have been invited to the virtual summit, though China is not among them. And Beijing said it "firmly opposed" the island being on the guest list as it regards Taiwan as "an inalienable part of Chinese territory." China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its own territory and has not ruled out the possible use of force to achieve unification. Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Beijing opposed "any official interaction between the US and China's Taiwan region." "This stance is clear and consistent. We urge the US to stick to the 'one China' principle," she said. Beijing insists, if countries wish to have formal ties with China, that countries subscribe to the "one China" principle and therefore do not have full formal ties with Taiwan. The US, like most of the world, does adhere to this, albeit while simultaneously maintaining close relations with Taipei and not recognizing China's claim to the territory.

Taiwan thanks Biden Taiwan, meanwhile, expressed its gratitude for the invitation and said the online meeting would be a rare opportunity for the self-ruled democracy to demonstrate its credentials on the world stage. "Through this summit, Taiwan can share its democratic success story," Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang told reporters. The "Summit for Democracy" was a campaign pledge by President Biden, who has sought to place the struggle between democracies and "autocratic governments" at the heart of his foreign policy. Russia has also not been invited to the inaugural event.  The online gathering will take place on December 9 and 10, with a second, in-person summit penciled in for next year.

^ The US is right in inviting Taiwan to this Democracy Summit. China, which is not a Democracy, but a Communist Dictatorship, just needs to learn that Taiwan has been a separate country since 1949. ^

https://www.dw.com/en/us-inviting-taiwan-to-summit-for-democracy-sparks-angry-china-response/a-59915517