Joe Biden says his country will defend Taiwan if China attacks
October 22, 2021, 2:43 am

Joe Biden says his country will defend Taiwan if China attacks

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The BBC reported, US President Joe Biden said his country would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held policy.

"Yes, we have a commitment to do that," he said when asked at a town hall whether the US would defend Taiwan.

But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a change in policy.

The BBC said, the US has long practised "strategic ambiguity" when it comes to the thorny issue of defending Taiwan.

This has meant the US has been deliberately ambiguous about what it would do if China attacked the island.

According to the BBC, the US has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but sells arms to the island as part of its Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must help Taiwan defend itself.

It mentioned that China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province, one that it may take back by force one day if necessary, whereas Taiwan claims that it is a sovereign state.

It noted that tensions have been rising between the two in recent weeks after Beijing flew dozens of warplanes into Taiwan's air defence zone.

Source: BBC

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