Taiwan expressed approval after the U.S. State Department removed a statement on its website that said it does not support the island’s independence. The phrase “we do not support Taiwan independence” was removed from a department fact sheet last week.

The State Department removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government praised.

China has accused the Trump administration of “serious regression” in its position on Taiwan, after the State Department removed a line from its website stating that the US does not support Taiwan independence.