Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of violating the status quo on the issue of Taiwan, Bloomberg reports.

The U.S. diplomatic chief assures that it is Beijing, not Washington, that has recently changed its approach to the Taiwan issue.

The U.S. remains fundamentally committed to the One China policy. That hasn't changed and is not going to change. There has been a change in Beijing's approach to Taiwan in recent years. Instead of maintaining the established positive status quo, [it was] decided that the status quo was no longer acceptable, Blinken said.

Under the One China Policy, one cannot simultaneously recognize both the PRC and the Republic of China in Taiwan. Washington does not recognize Taiwan's independence, but maintains informal ties with the island and gives it all kinds of support, including military support.

The Taiwan issue has remained open since 1949, when the Communist People's Republic of China was proclaimed on the mainland, and the previously ruling Kuomintang party fled to Taiwan. In 2022, the situation in the region escalated due to the visits of American delegations to Taiwan.