By using Taiwan, US is playing with fire

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Joint Communiqu�� on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations signed by Beijing and Washington that acknowledges there is only one China and Taiwan is part of China. It is also the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act the US Congress passed to permit unofficial relations with Taipei to continue and the US to sell arms and military equipment to the island.

For 40 years, US administrations have frequently used the Act as a political card to influence Sino-US ties and interfere in China's internal affairs, as well as to provide "spiritual" support for the island authorities that seek "security" guarantees from the US.

Washington breaching established protocols