> The U.S. has accepted the principle that Taiwan is a part of China. The quote you provide does _not_ say that. It says that the US has _acknowledged_ that bo

> The U.S. has accepted the principle that Taiwan is a part of China. The quote you provide does _not_ say that. It says that the US has _acknowledged_ that both the PRC and the ROC maintain their is one China and that Taiwan is a part of it. It does _not_ say that the US _agrees_ with that position. It also does not say that it considers the PRC the government of that "China". It does not say that Taiwan is governed by the PRC. The US has _never_ stated that it considers the PRC the rightful government of Taiwan. You are however extremely correct about the ambiguity of the US position.