Michael DeSombre confirms long-standing US policy still in place despite Trump’s apparent departure from it after Beijing meeting with Xi
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenDewey Simin WashingtonPublished: 2:14am, 26 Jun 2026Updated: 2:16am, 26 Jun 2026The top US diplomat for East Asia sought to reassure Taiwan that Washington stood by its “Six Assurances” despite US President Donald Trump’s earlier dismissal of the policy but offered no timeline for approving a stalled US$14 billion arms package to the self-ruled island.Michael DeSombre, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, told a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday that US policy on Taiwan had not changed, maintaining Washington’s commitment to preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
“It’s something that is always discussed with them, but that is not in any way a deviation from the Six Assurances,” he said.
