“The most ​important thing to understand is ⁠we want to see the ​status quo preserved as-is at ​this moment. That’s our policy, that’s what we’ve said, that’s what we continue ​to say,” Rubio said ​at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

“It’s ‌a ⁠very … delicate relationship to balance, but our policy on Taiwan is not changing,” Rubio said.

Last ​month’s summit ​between ⁠US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi ​Jinping in Beijing led to ​some ⁠concern in Taipei about the US commitment to help the ⁠democratically ​ruled island defend ​itself.