{"id":586202,"date":"2021-07-08T13:36:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586202"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:36:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:36:14","slug":"taiwan-asks-u-s-to-avoid-unnecessary-speculation-or-misunderstanding-after-white-house-deletes-tweet-with-taiwan-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-asks-u-s-to-avoid-unnecessary-speculation-or-misunderstanding-after-white-house-deletes-tweet-with-taiwan-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Asks U.S. To Avoid \u2018Unnecessary Speculation Or Misunderstanding\u2019 After White House Deletes Tweet With Taiwan Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwan-asks-u-s-to-avoid-unnecessary-speculation-or-misunderstanding-after-white-house-deletes-tweet-with-taiwan-flag%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/69AB44E7-110E-410B-A6FC-4606C761B895_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">Taiwan is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20210708044801-bdxk2\"><span class=\"s1\">calling<\/span><\/a> on the United States to avoid \u201cunnecessary speculation or misunderstanding\u201d after the White House potentially caused confusion when it deleted a tweet that contained the Taiwan flag in it on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The tweet was posted by the White House COVID-19 Response Team and included a picture about the United States\u2019 vaccine distribution around the world, per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/562052-taiwan-asks-us-to-avoid-unnecessary-speculation-after-flag-tweet-is\"><span class=\"s1\">The Hill<\/span><\/a>. The United States recently donated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Taiwan. The post <a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20210708044801-bdxk2\"><span class=\"s1\">reportedly<\/span><\/a> included the flag of Taiwan with flags of other places receiving the shots.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> The post was later removed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen reportedly re-tweeted the post, writing: \u201cThank you to the U.S. for your generosity. Together, we will beat this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20210708044801-bdxk2\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a White House National Security Council&nbsp;(NSC) spokesman said that using the Taiwan flag in the social media post was \u201can honest mistake\u201d by the group working on social media and images that should not be interpreted as a change in U.S. international policy with regard to Taipei, \u201cunder which Washington does not formally recognize Taiwan\u2019s government,\u201d the outlet noted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Taiwan Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou spoke of the deletion of the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cRegarding the reason for the deletion of this tweet, as the media has different interpretations, the Foreign Ministry has asked the representative office in the United States to remind the United States not to cause unnecessary speculation or misunderstanding from all walks of life due to the removal of the related tweet,\u201d she said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The NSC spokesman said, \u201dThe United States remains committed to our one-China policy,\u201d adding, \u201dOur policy has been clear for decades and has not changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Although the United States is helpful to Taiwan, it does not recognize or support its independence and rather sees it as part of China. Any recognition of Taiwan as being separate from the People\u2019s Republic of China, therefore, might create a stir in international diplomacy or anger the Chinese government.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-relations-with-taiwan\/\">noted<\/a> by the U.S. State Department\u2019s website, \u201cThe 1979 U.S.-P.R.C. Joint Communique switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing. In the Joint Communique, the United States recognized the Government of the People\u2019s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China, acknowledging the Chinese position that there is but one China and Taiwan is part of China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States does not support Taiwan independence. Maintaining strong, unofficial relations with Taiwan is a major U.S. goal, in line with the U.S. desire to further peace and stability in Asia,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The Taiwanese foreign ministry recently responded to Biden administration official Kurt Campbell\u2019s remarks about Taiwan this week. \u201cTaiwan\u2019s foreign ministry stated on Wednesday that the self-ruled island is a sovereign state which seeks to maintain a stable relationship with mainland China and wants to safeguard its free and democratic system,\u201d the South China Morning Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/diplomacy\/article\/3140223\/taiwan-asserts-islands-sovereignty-after-us-restates\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The United States\u2019 actions with regard to Taiwan this year have created the potential for disapproval from China. When three senators went to Taiwan to accompany the donation of the 750,000 vaccine doses earlier this year, China\u2019s state-run news agency Xinhua criticized the move, per <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/562052-taiwan-asks-us-to-avoid-unnecessary-speculation-after-flag-tweet-is?rl=1\">The Hill.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cOnce again challenging Beijing\u2019s red line over the Taiwan question,\u201d Xinhua said. It added that senators traveled to Taiwan to \u201cstage an anti-China political farce and offer some symbolic support for the current Taiwan authorities that are overwhelmed by the raging pandemic situation in the island.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cSuch a treacherous move of Washington has nothing to do with fighting COVID-19 as it claimed, and will only increase tensions in the region,\u201d Xinhua said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Earlier this year, actor John Cena <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/john-cena-apologizes-in-chinese-for-calling-taiwan-a-country-i-really-love-really-respect-china\"><span class=\"s1\">apologized<\/span><\/a> in Chinese after he referred to Taiwan as a \u201ccountry\u201d in an interview, which led many to point out the deep ties between Hollywood and China.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cOn May 8, TVBS released a video of Cena excitedly promoting the film \u2018Fast &amp; Furious 9\u2019 in Mandarin for Taiwanese audiences,\u201d&nbsp;Taiwan News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taiwannews.com.tw\/en\/news\/4209917\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>. \u201cIn the video, Cena emphasized that \u2018Taiwan will be the first country to see Fast &amp; Furious 9,\u2019 and speaking to Taiwanese viewers, he reiterated, \u2018You are the first to see this movie.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/john-cena-apologizes-in-chinese-for-calling-taiwan-a-country-i-really-love-really-respect-china\">reported<\/a>, \u201cOnline backlash ensued and Cena rushed to apologize to communist China for offending them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">According to the South China Morning Post, Cena&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/sport\/martial-arts\/wrestling\/article\/3134752\/wwe-superstar-john-cena-very-sorry-chinese-fans\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a>:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"20\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Hi China, I\u2019m John Cena. I\u2019m in the middle of Fast and Furious 9 promotions. I\u2019m doing a lot of interviews. I made a mistake in one of my interviews. Everyone was asking me if I could use Chinese \u2013 [movie] staff gave me a lot of information, so there was a lot of interviews and information.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>I made one mistake. I have to say something very, very, very important now. I love and respect China and Chinese people. I\u2019m very, very sorry about my mistake. I apologize, I apologize, I\u2019m very sorry. You must understand that I really love, really respect China and the Chinese people. My apologies. See you.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwan is calling on the United States to avoid \u201cunnecessary speculation or misunderstanding\u201d after the White House potentially caused confusion when it deleted a tweet that contained the Taiwan flag &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314267,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/69AB44E7-110E-410B-A6FC-4606C761B895_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Taiwan Asks U.S. To Avoid \u2018Unnecessary Speculation Or Misunderstanding\u2019 After White House Deletes Tweet With Taiwan Flag","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/69AB44E7-110E-410B-A6FC-4606C761B895_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Taiwan Asks U.S. To Avoid \u2018Unnecessary Speculation Or Misunderstanding\u2019 After White House Deletes Tweet With Taiwan Flag","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}