The foreign ministry says the Biden administration’s commitment to Taiwan remains firm. A spokesperson for the ministry, Joanne Ou, said Monday that Taiwan will deepen its comprehensive partnership with the United States on the basis of firm and friendly ties.
Three days after US President Joe Biden took office on January 20, the State Department issued a press release saying that Washington “maintains its longstanding commitments as outlined in the Three Communiqués, the Taiwan Relations Act, and the Six Assurances.”
Taiwan’s foreign ministry on Monday described the Six Assurances as an “internal presidential memo”. It was drafted by then-US President Ronald Reagan, in 1982.
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto US embassy in Taiwan, says that the “Six Assurances have been a foundational element in US policy towards Taiwan and the PRC.”
The assurances include a promise not to put an end date on US arms sales to Taiwan or to pressure Taiwan into entering negotiations with China.