De-Facto U.S. Envoy Warns Taiwan Is Not China’s Only Target

Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Raymond Greene attends a press conference in Taipei on September 4, 2024. WALID BERRAZEG / AFP

The new de-facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan said Wednesday that the democratic island is “not the only target” of China’s “intimidation and coercion”, with more countries cooperating with Washington to “avoid war.”

China claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it will never renounce the use of force to bring the island under its control.

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