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China was angered that the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence" was removed from a State Department fact sheet.
The State Department has removed a line from a fact sheet saying Washington doesn't support Taiwan's independence, angering Beijing.
Chinese officials blasted the U.S. for apparently removing a phrase from the State Department website rejecting Taiwan's independence on Sunday.
US state department last week removed line from fact sheet saying 'We do not support Taiwan independence'
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China says the Trump administration has "gravely backpedaled" the U.S. position on Taiwan by removing a short clause in an online fact sheet.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 during the civil war that brought the communists to power in China. Taiwan has its own government and military but has never declared formal independence from China.
The State Department told local media the revision was a routine update, not a policy change. But it provoked anger from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its territory.
The U.S. fact sheet on the self-governing island claimed by Beijing was amended to remove the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence."