December 14, 2016

"The US will not encourage Taiwan to declare independence, but in the meantime will not sit back and watch China use force to conquer Taiwan in any case, said Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, on Tuesday. He said the message US President-elect Donald Trump is sending to Beijing is that China should not be so 'strong and aggressive.'

As a firm supporter of Trump, Gingrich is considered as one of the influential figures in Trump's team, yet he is not in the cabinet. According to his own words, he does not want to join the administration and intends 'to be focused on strategic planning.'

It is uncertain to what extent Gingrich's remarks represent Trump and his team. But he stated the Republican Party's traditional mindset as well as the US' long-standing policy over the Taiwan Straits when he simultaneously stressed that Washington did not support Taiwan independence and would not accept reunification through military force."

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