FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during an stop-over after her visit to Latin America in Burlingame, California, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. removal of curbs on interactions with Taiwan officials is a "big thing", Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday, welcoming the step as a major boost for relations with the island's most important global backer.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the change on Saturday, in the waning days of the Republican Trump administration before Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency on Jan. 20.
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