The video of a minister from Taiwan was cut during Joe Biden’s democracy summit.
The video of a minister from Taiwan was cut during Joe Biden’s democracy summit.
A map depicting Taiwan and China in different colors appears to be the reason.
Context: Sources have confirmed to Reuters that U.S. officials were concerned that differentiating between Taiwan and China would be at odds with Washington’s “one-China” policy.
Why this matters: Tensions between China and Taiwan have been escalating recently, and Washington is trying to balance Democracy, relationships, and a possible war.
The State Department has stated that “confusion” over screen sharing is to blame for the issue, saying it was an “honest mistake.”
What people are saying?
A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S. President Joe Biden's #SummitforDemocracy last week after a map in her slide presentation showed #Taiwan in a different color to #China;
— Jan Jekielek (@JanJekielek) December 13, 2021
The State Department is saying it was "an honest mistake."
👉 https://t.co/U4TEy5n5wY pic.twitter.com/0Au0luLWGK
WHAT?
— Michael Sobolik (@michaelsobolik) December 13, 2021
The White House cut the video feed of Taiwan’s Digital Minister during the Summit of Democracies.
Why?
Because Audrey Tang’s slide show displayed 🇹🇼 in a different color than 🇨🇳
This is insane. https://t.co/DMyRIFBLRG
The mess that's the U.S. democracy summit:
— Ananth Krishnan (@ananthkrishnan) December 13, 2021
– Cuts video feed of Taiwan minister
– Poorly thought-out list causing ill-will (for ex., no Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh in S. Asia while Pakistan invited and didn't attend)
– In short,a counter to China that's ending up boosting China https://t.co/fnRhV9So88
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