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8. The two sides also exchanged views on the Indo-Pacific region and the challenges the region faces, including actions which threaten to undermine the rules-based international order. In the face of those challenges, including developments in the East and South China Seas, we reaffirm our commitment to work with our partners in and beyond the region to uphold international law. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and stressed that cross-Strait differences should be resolved exclusively by peaceful means. There is no change in the one China policies of the United States or Portugal.
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Source: U.S. Department of State
Authors:
- Government of the United States of America
- Government of the Portuguese Republic
Format: Joint Statement
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