Taipei, 17th (CNA) - Regarding the internationally watched Trump-Xi meeting, the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) China Affairs Department today presented three observations: first, the United States' policy toward Taiwan has not changed; second, the fundamental nature of U.S.-China competition has not changed; and third, China's actions are what disrupt the status quo. The department emphasized that the DPP government's cross-strait policy has always been clear and consistent: to maintain the status quo. The DPP's China Affairs Department stated on its official Facebook page that before and after the Trump-Xi meeting, China continuously and forcefully manipulated the Taiwan issue, vigorously pushing the U.S. to change its stance on Taiwan. Chinese leader Xi Jinping attempted to use the meeting to guide U.S. President Trump into making statements that would satisfy his 'anti-independence, pro-unification' strategy, while simultaneously spreading 'doubt America' narratives within Taiwan to divide Taiwan-U.S. relations. The DPP's China Affairs Department said the White House's summary made no mention of the Taiwan issue, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (note: error in original, Rubio is a Senator) explicitly reiterated during his visit to China that 'U.S. policy toward Taiwan has not changed,' emphasizing opposition to any forceful change of the status quo; Trump made a similar statement on Air Force One. China's attempt to use this meeting to slap Taiwan and promote a 'U.S. betrayal' theory has completely failed. Secondly, the department stated that the competitive nature of U.S.-China relations has not changed due to one meeting. Xi tried to propose a 'constructive strategic stable relationship' to define the relationship and avoid the 'competitor' label and the so-called 'Thucydides Trap,' but the U.S. did not respond positively. Trump and high-level officials in Washington are more concerned with whether China can substantially 'open its markets' and provid