Taiwan

2022 - 9 - 19

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Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan from Chinese attack (Financial Times)

President's warning follows Beijing's military exercises after House Speaker Pelosi visited Taipei.

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Joe Biden repeats claim that US forces would defend Taiwan if ... (The Guardian)

White House says US policy has not changed in wake of president's latest comments on 60 Minutes.

“Rhetorical support that isn’t backed up by real capabilities is unlikely to strengthen deterrence.” That visit promoted China to conduct its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan. Asked in October last year if the US would come to the defence of Taiwan, Biden said: “Yes, we have a commitment to do that.” The United States is required by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. That remains true.” He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn’t changed. [Taiwan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/taiwan) in the event of a Chinese invasion, Biden replied: “Yes.”

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Biden, again, says U.S. would help Taiwan if China attacks (NPR)

In an interview with the CBS news show 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday, President Biden says White House policy remains unchanged.

Last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, becoming the most senior U.S. Still, the interview is sure to anger Beijing, which has accused U.S. China has also tipped the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait with a sweeping, multi-year modernization of its armed forces. has a commitment to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself. Beijing has vowed to bring Taiwan back into the fold - ideally by peaceful means, it says, but by force if necessary. and China have worsened in recent years. Some observers say the remarks contradict a long-standing preference from U.S. President Joe Biden says the U.S. After the 60 Minutes interview aired, a White House spokesperson said: "The president has said this before... Asked again if, unlike in Ukraine, U.S. He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn't changed. The White House has said the remarks do not represent a change in U.S.

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Biden again says US would defend Taiwan if China attacks (RNZ)

US President Joe Biden has again said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of an "unprecedented attack" by China.

This time too the White House has issued a statement that appears to contradict Biden: "The President has said this before, including in Tokyo earlier this year. Under this policy, Taiwan is a part of China and the position is not challenged. On the one hand it adheres to the One China policy, a cornerstone of its relationship with Beijing. "There's a One-China policy and Taiwan makes their own judgements on their independence. The White House had quickly followed up by saying there was no departure from America's long-standing policy. Taiwan is a self-ruled island off the coast of eastern China that Beijing claims as part of its territory.

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Would US forces defend Taiwan? Biden again says, 'yes' - CNN (CNN)

President Joe Biden has reiterated that United States military personnel would defend Taiwan if the Chinese military were to launch an invasion of the ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that "reunification" between China and Taiwan is inevitable and refused to rule out the use of force. The US provides Taiwan with defensive weapons, but has remained intentionally ambiguous on whether it would intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese attack. Biden's latest statement may place further strain on US-China relations, following Beijing's strong opposition to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei in August. China has not responded to Biden's comments as of Monday morning. "We agree with what we signed onto a long time ago. Taiwan lies fewer than 110 miles (177 kilometers) off the coast of China.

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Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion (Aljazeera.com)

US president's remarks latest sign of a shift away from a policy of strategic ambiguity towards the self-ruled island.

Washington has a huge strategic interest in maintaining peace and stability, and a free and open order in the Indo-Pacific.” This is the right policy as it contributes to the deterrence of China and helps to guide US military planning,” Kroenig told Al Jazeera. and send a severely wrong signal to the separatist forces of Taiwan independence. “He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn’t changed. “The US remarks seriously violate the one-China principle … US President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, the strongest indication yet of a shift away from Washington’s decades-long policy of strategic ambiguity towards the democratic island.

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Biden's most hawkish comments on Taiwan yet (The Washington Post)

“So unlike Ukraine, to be clear, sir, U.S. forces — U.S. men and women — would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion?” Scott Pelley sought to clarify ...

Taiwan [warned a month ago](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/09/china-military-taiwan-invasion/?itid=lk_inline_manual_31) that the drills showed China is prepared to invade. The United States has a commitment to provide Taiwan with the ability to defend itself, but no commitment to send troops. Asked whether the United States would respond “with the full force of the American military” if China attacked Taiwan, he responded, “Whatever it took.” But if it came to war, Biden is now on record saying that war would include U.S. [visiting Taiwan ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit/?itid=lk_inline_manual_31)and China responding by launching military exercises around Taiwan. The policy is aimed at keeping the peace and promoting stability in the Taiwan Strait. forces to defend against an invasion by one of the most powerful countries in the world. It has only informal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and has long engaged in a policy of “strategic ambiguity” when it comes to whether it would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion. “We made a sacred commitment to Article 5 that if in fact anyone were to invade or take action against our NATO allies, we would respond,” Biden said. But as the White House again insisted there was no change in official policy, one could perhaps have argued that Biden was simply talking about an action akin to sending military aid, as it has in Ukraine. policy of “strategic ambiguity” toward China and Taiwan has now resulted in its rhetorical — if not official — demise, with President Biden firmly And it’s the latest in a series of increasingly hawkish comments on the matter.

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Biden yasubiye kuvuga ko US izotabara Taiwan mu gihe China ... (BBC News)

Perezida Joe Biden wa Reta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika yongeye kuvuga ko Amerika izotabara Taiwan mu gihe Ubushinwa bwohirahira bukayitera.

No muri iki gihe nyene Maison Blanche yasohoye itangazo risa n’irivuguruza Biden: "Perezida aramaze kuvuga ibi imbere y’aha, harimwo n’igihe yari i Tokyo mu ntango z’uno mwaka. Muri Rusama (5), umuvugizi w'ubushikiranganji bw'imigenderanire yavuze ati: "Taiwan ni akarere ntavogerwa k'ubutaka bw’Ubushinwa ... Ibi biracari ukuri”. Amerika ivuga ko bwateye ibisasu vya misire hejuru y’iri zinga, ariko Pékin ntiyavyemeje, mu gihe Taiwan nayo yavuze ko ibisasu vya misire vyarashwe n’Ubushinwa ata bwoba vyateye kuko vyarashwe hejuru cane. Perezida Joe Biden wa Reta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika yongeye kuvuga ko Amerika izotabara Taiwan mu gihe Ubushinwa bwohirahira bukayitera. Biden yasubiye kuvuga ko Amerika izotabara Taiwan mu gihe yoterwa n'Ubushinwa

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