State Department Welcomes Lai's National Day Peace Commitment

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A US State Department spokesperson says Washington welcomes Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's commitment to regional peace in his National Day address last Friday. It also says Beijing shouldn't use the speech as a pretext for destabilizing action.

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00:00Washington welcomes Taiwan President Lai Ching does commitment to peace and stability

00:05in his National Day speech last Friday. Responding to a request for comment by Taiwan Plus,

00:10a U.S. State Department spokesperson said Washington will continue to provide defensive

00:14assistance to Taipei under the Taiwan Relations Act. It noted that the threat Taiwan faces has

00:20grown considerably. It also said that Beijing should not use Lai's speech as a pretext for

00:26any action that destabilizes the Taiwan Strait. China has said that Taiwan independence activities

00:31are the greatest threat to regional peace. In his speech, Lai called on China to renounce the

00:37use of force in the strait. He also vowed to strengthen Taiwan's self-defense capabilities.

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