China Urges U.S. to Abide by Deal to Keep Troops Out of Taiwan
- Foreign Ministry responds to reports of U.S. troop deployment
- Developments comes after Joe Biden, Xi Jinping agree to speak
Taiwanese soldiers take part in the HanKuang military exercise, in Tainan, Taiwan, in September.
Photographer: Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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China called on the U.S. to abide by its agreement to withdraw troops from Taiwan, in a relatively muted response to reports that a small number of American military advisers have been deployed to the island.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian urged the U.S. to uphold the consensus that led Washington to sever ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing more than four decades ago, including ending its formal security pact. Zhao was responding Friday to reports that about two dozen American military advisers have been deployed on the island.