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US wording on Taiwan includes reference to Reagan-era assurances

Source: NDTV · 25 Sep 2026, 05:42 UTC

A US State Department document added wording on the Six Assurances to its description of Taiwan policy in 2022, according to the supplied material. The assurances refer to commitments made during the Reagan era and were declassified by Washington in 2020.

The US State Department added wording on the Six Assurances to its description of Taiwan policy in 2022, according to the supplied material. The Six Assurances are described as six security assurances given to Taiwan during the Reagan era. The United States declassified them in 2020.

The detail appears in material explaining the issue of “Taiwan independence” and why it was discussed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. However, the supplied text does not provide the content of the assurances. It also does not explain the wording that was added to the State Department’s document or describe how Beijing, Taipei or Washington interpreted the change.

No details are supplied about the leaders’ discussion of Taiwan independence, including what either leader said or whether they reached any understanding. The wider context of their meeting is not described beyond its identification as a summit. The available information establishes only that the State Department’s wording referred to the Six Assurances in 2022 and that the assurances were declassified two years earlier.

Further claims about their meaning or political impact are not supported by the supplied material.

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