U.S. officials have reportedly clarified that Taiwan's remarks on "When Taiwan can enter the White House" issued by Taiwan's vice president Lai Qingde.
According to the Taiwan United Daily report, Lai Qingde, who is also a DPP presidential candidate, said in his speech at the Central Party Department of the Democratic Progressive Party on the 10th of this month: "Taiwan does not give up to continue to enter the world, facing the White House, facing the White HouseThis direction is our promise to regret in Taiwan society. "
He also said:" When we can walk to the White House, Taiwan can enter the White House, and the political goals we are seeking"
The British Financial Times reported on July 20 that although the US government led by President Biden made adjustments, it made US officials more likely to meet with Taiwanese officials.Sources said that the United States asked Taiwan to explain the remarks of Lai Qingde.
The report quoted a senior Taiwanese official that the US State Department believed that this remark and Taiwan Cai Yingwen's cautious practices of cross -strait relations run counter to them.
Dennis Wilder, a former White House Chinese affairs official, said that the US government was very anxious about Lai Qingde and hoped that Chen Shui -bang would not occur.
During his tenure as Taiwan, Chen Shui -bian reportedly made unexpected actions and statements that often did not coordinate with the United States, resulting in a decrease in Washington's trust in Taipei.
Lai Qingde's spokesman Zhao Yixiang said that Lai Qingde expressed very clearly about the importance of international partnerships such as Taiwan and the United States.
The report also quoted two Taiwanese government officials that the United States asked Taiwan about Lai Qingde's remarks, but did not express serious concerns, and related issues were resolved.
A senior American official said that the White House did not contact Lai Qingde, or his campaign team and members of the work team, and did not contact them with Lai Qingde's remarks.The official refused to answer whether other government departments had expressed concern to Taipei and said that the US government would not comment on Lai Qingde's remarks.
Some U.S. officials believe that Lai Qingde will become more cautious, but some officials believe that the US government needs to make reminders in accurate words.It is reported that Washington's actions must be very cautious because they do not want to be considered by the outside world to try to affect the results of the Taiwan election.
A source said that the United States made a clarification request to Taiwan to send important information to mainland China, that is, the United States adheres to a Chinese policy, clarifying that the demand may help ensure the stable situation of the increasingly dangerous situation.
A spokesman for the Taiwanese government, Lin Yanshan, responded that the US senior executive did not make relevant expressions to the Lai Qingde team.Pay closely to ensure that the two parties understand each other.
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that senior officials of the US administrative department have officially denied that they have expressed concern to the Lai Qingde team, and emphasized that in recent years, due to the close cooperation and communication between Taiwan and the United States, the bilateral relations have been solid, stable and vigorous.Both sides have fully understood each other's position and have a high degree of mutual trust.
