President Biden's pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding 'One China' Policy but defended the United States' right to increase security assistance to Taiwan amid Beijing's aggression towards the island.
President Joe Biden's pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding"One China" Policy but defended the United States' right to increase security assistance to Taiwan amid Beijing's aggression towards the island.
Testifying at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Nicholas Burns said reports indicating that China could be building up its nuclear arsenal are concerning, and called on Beijing to halt its"genocide in Xinjiang, its abuses in Tibet, its smothering of Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms, and its bullying of Taiwan.
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