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White House brushes off deleted Taiwan tweet as an ‘honest mistake’

By
Mark Moore
Published July 8, 2021
Updated July 8, 2021, 5:57 p.m. ET

The White House on Thursday dismissed the deletion of a tweet with an image of Taiwan’s flag by its COVID Response Team as an “honest mistake.” 

“This was an honest mistake that was made by the team handling graphics and social media, and should not in any way be viewed as a shift in official US policy. When we recognized the mistake, we removed the tweet,” press secretary Jen Psaki said at the White House daily press briefing. 

She said the US remains committed to the One China Policy, which recognizes the People’s Republic of China but not Taiwan’s independence.

China believes Taiwan is part of its territory despite its democratic self-rule.

Psaki also noted the Taiwan Relations Act, which provides a foundation for the US’ informal relations with the island nation. 

The US will spread vaccines to a variety of nations.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the tweet “should not in any way be viewed as a shift in official US policy.” White House COVID-19 Response Team

The White House COVID Response Team this week posted a tweet that included the flag of Taiwan and those of other nations that got coronavirus vaccine doses from the US.

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen retweeted it.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
White House press secretary Jen Psaki brushed off the deleted Taiwan tweet as an “honest mistake.”AP

The White House’s posting was then removed on Wednesday.

“Thank you to the U.S. for your generosity. Together, we will beat this pandemic,” she said, according to Reuters.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen retweeted the “mistake” graphic that recognized Taiwan’s flag. EPA/WANG YU CHING/TAIWAN PRESIDENCY

Earlier Thursday, Taiwan’s foreign ministry asked Washington not to cause “unnecessary speculation or misunderstanding from all walks of life due to the removal of the related tweet.”

The US sent 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Taiwan in June amid pressure from China, which considers Taiwan part of its territory. 

With Post wires