The US’s recent passage of the “Resolve Tibet Act” has brought Tibet and Tibetan problems pertaining to China back into the spotlight. Although the US has previously expressed support for the “One China Policy,” which essentially recognizes all former Chinese colonies that Beijing has seized as part of its expansionist ambition, fresh details of this policy are now beginning to surface.
On one hand, the US is supporting Taiwan being claimed by China as part of one China policy, and at the same time, the US is also supporting Tibet by multiple means. As of now, the public stance taken by the US on Taiwan relates to ‘non use of force’ by China to occupy Taiwan, but it is OK if the Taiwanese people wish to unify with mainland China of their own free will. In a similar manner, it is advocating the negotiated settlement to resolve the Tibet issue. Though the US has not clearly denounced its ‘One China Policy’, its actions on Taiwan and Tibet clearly indicate the weaning support for ‘One China Policy’.