The government of Taiwan thanked President Donald Trump and the United States Congress on Wednesday after the president signed into law the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act, which mandates regular reviews of Washington’s relationship to Taipei every five years.

The passage of the law sparked outrage in Beijing, where the Chinese Communist Party demanded that Washington adhere to the “One China Principle”: its false claim that Taiwan is a province of China rightfully governed by the Communist Party. In reality, Taiwan is a sovereign state whose government and institutions run entirely independent of the Communist Party; Taiwan has never been governed by a regime headquartered in Beijing.

The United States does not recognize Taiwan as a country thanks to the diplomatic work of late Pres

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