Biden says US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China
US President suggests he would intervene in a Chinese invasion in apparent break with decades-long policy.
Taipei, Taiwan – US President Joe Biden has said he would use force to defend Taiwan if it was attacked by China, appearing to signal a shift away from Washington’s decades-long policy of so-called strategic ambiguity towards the East Asian democracy.
He said while the US agrees with the “one China policy” – which states there is a single China but does not define it – the idea that “Taiwan can be taken by force” is “not appropriate”.
The comments mark the third time that Biden, 79, has made such a statement only for it to be quickly walked back by White House staff.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/23/biden-says-us-would-defend-taiwan-if-attacked-by-china
