No change in India’s position on Taiwan: Economic, tech ties to continue, say sources after Jaishankar-Wang talks

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New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): There is no change in India’s position on Taiwan, government sources said on Tuesday after a readout by China of the meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, which claimed that Jaishankar had affirmed Taiwan is part of China.

“There is no change in our position on Taiwan. We stressed that like the rest of the world, India has a relationship with Taiwan that focuses on economic, technology and cultural ties. We intend to continue it," sources said today.

Wang, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday, met with the Jaishankar yesterday and co-chaired the Special Representative-level talks on the boundary issue with national security adviser Ajit Doval today.

Chinese state news agency Xinhua stated that Jaishankar had conveyed to the visiting Chinese minister that “Taiwan is a part of China."

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