“Taiwan has not been a part of China. And that was recognized with the work that the Reagan administration did to lay out the policy that the United States has adhered to now for three and a half decades and done so under both administrations. No, I actually think this is, in fact, bipartisan. I think the central understandings that this is a model for democracy, that the people who live on Taiwan ought to be honored by having the Chinese live up to the commitments that they have made. I think this is something that both parties can agree to, and I hope that this will continue for as long as this is the case that the Chinese and the Taiwanese can’t figure their way through this. We ought to honor the commitments that have been made. And we have a set of obligations. You’ve seen our announcements with respect to weapon sales to Taiwan to assist in their defense capabilities. All of these things are designed to live up to the promises that have been made between, frankly, China and the Taiwanese people.”

by: Mike Pompeo