Sun Xiaoya, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, said that there is no imminent threat of armed invasion of Taiwan, and the United States is confident in this. She also reiterated that the U.S. defensiveness of selling Taiwan is a U.S. commitment and that this will not change.
However, Taiwan's confidence in the United States as a stable partner is low, according to a recent survey by Taiwan's ** Research Institute, only 34% of Taiwanese surveyed believe that the United States is a trustworthy country, a decrease of 11 percentage points compared with 2021.
Sun Xiaoya, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), was interviewed by NPR in Taiwan this week to express her views on several key issues.
When asked whether the United States will stop selling Taiwan at China's request and whether it will support China's peaceful control of Taiwan, Sun Xiaoya said that the United States' long-standing one-China policy has not changed and has bipartisan support.
Accordingly, the United States has agreed to sell Taiwan defensively**, to a degree that depends on the threat Taiwan faces, which is a commitment of the United States and will not change.
Asked if she thinks China is planning to invade Taiwan in the near future, Sun Xiaoya said that there is an important difference between making plans and training troops and actually preparing to attack.
She said: "We have even heard the Chinese side itself say that they prefer peaceful reunification." The United States is confident that there is no imminent threat of invasion of Taiwan. 」
As for how the United States can respond to the false information and suspicion of the United States circulating in the Taiwanese community, Sun Xiaoya believes that combating fake news and deliberate manipulation of information depends on dialogue, exchange and actual contact, and is committed to reading.