US presidents need precise Taiwan wording. Sometimes they slip

American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China. Carefully balanced to protect Taiwan’s security and sovereignty without promising too much but also not irking Beijing, the polic…

BEIJING (AP) Its a verbal tightrope American presidents have had to walk for nearly 50 years, where even small slip-ups when stating official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China can trigger geopoliti…

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