China says US has apologized for referring to Xi as president of Taiwan

Record ID: 898839

  • Title: China says US has apologized for referring to Xi as president of Taiwan
  • Date: 10th July 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 10, 2017) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN GENG SHUANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR BRIEFING MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, GENG SHUANG, SAYING: "As far as I know, China has lodged representations with the United States over this incident. The U.S. has apologised to China, admitted this was a technical error and have corrected it." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 24th July 2017 11:52
  • Keywords: China Republic of China People's Republic of China gaffe White House Donald Trump Tawan official name
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016P4WVNR
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday (July 10) that the United States has apologised after the United States referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as the president of Taiwan.
    The White House's Press Office released a statement on Saturday (July 8) on a meeting at the G20 in Germany between Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump, and mistakenly referred to Xi as the President of the Republic of China, the official name for self-ruled Taiwan. China's official title is People's Republic of China.
    China regards Taiwan, led by President Tsai Ing-wen, as a wayward province and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register