US rebukes Taiwan president for China speech – Mac William Bishop

From The Financial Times:

Washington has delivered an exceptional rebuke to Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian after a speech in which he proposed abolishing a unification council with China, as well as other hardline policies.

The US State Department issued a statement on Monday evening defining US policy towards Taiwan and reminding Mr Chen that Washington “does not support Taiwan’s independence and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo by either Taiwan or Beijing”.