Former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks at a conference at George Washington University on Friday. Photo: CNATrump should also discuss China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine with Xi, he said. “There are no more civil rights for ... Hong Kong,” he said, citing his experience during a personal visit to the territory last year. China reneged on its promise to the world to respect Hong Kong’s rights and traditions, which it made before the territory’s transfer in 1997, he said. The 1992 Shanghai Communique stipulates that Washington’s “one China” policy and a framework of dialogue that calls for regular and institutionalized exchanges between Taiwan and China, Pickering said.

Source: Taipei Times March 07, 2026 17:12 UTC