The State Department told local media the revision was a routine update, not a policy change. But it provoked anger from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its territory.

China is accusing the United States of a “serious regression” in its policy toward Taiwan after the State Department updated language about the country on its website. The change in question came from an update to a fact sheet about U.

The page also added a reference to Taiwan's cooperation with a Pentagon technology and semiconductor development project and says the U.S. will support Taiwan's membership in international organizations "where applicable.