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U.S. President Joe Biden says his country will come to the aid of Taiwan if China invades the island nation.

President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. would send troops to defend Taiwan if China were to invade, saying the burden to protect Taiwan is "even stronger' after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It was one of the most forceful presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades.

Biden, at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded. “That’s the commitment we made,” he added.

The U.S. traditionally has avoided making such an explicit security guarantee to Taiwan, with which it no longer has a mutual defense treaty, instead maintaining a policy of “strategic ambiguity" about how far it would be willing to go if China invaded. The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, which has governed U.S. relations with the island, does not require the U.S. to step in militarily to defend Taiwan if China invades, but makes it American policy to ensure Taiwan has the resources to defend itself and to prevent any unilateral change of status in Taiwan by Beijing.

Biden's comments drew a sharp response from the mainland, which has claimed Taiwan to be a rogue province.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin expressed “strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" to Biden's comments. “China has no room for compromise or concessions on issues involving China’s core interests such as sovereignty and territorial integrity."


U.S. President Joe Biden attends a joint news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishid (not pictured) after their bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan.

He added, "China will take firm action to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests, and we will do what we say.”

A White House official said Biden’s comments did not reflect a policy shift.

Speaking alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Biden said any effort by China to use force against Taiwan would “just not be appropriate,” adding that it “will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in Ukraine.”

China has stepped up its military provocations against democratic Taiwan in recent years aimed at intimidating it into accepting Beijing's demands to unify with the communist mainland.

“They’re already flirting with danger right now by flying so close and all the maneuvers that are undertaken,” Biden said of China.

Under the “one China” policy, the U.S. recognizes Beijing as the government of China and doesn’t have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. However, the U.S. maintains unofficial contacts including a de facto embassy in Taipei, the capital, and supplies military equipment for the island’s defense.

Biden said it is his “expectation” that China would not try to seize Taiwan by force, but he said that assessment “depends upon just how strong the world makes clear that that kind of action is going to result in long-term disapprobation by the rest of the community."

He added that deterring China from attacking Taiwan was one reason why it's important that Russian President Vladimir Putin "pay a dear price for his barbarism in Ukraine," lest China and other nations get the idea that such action is acceptable.

Fearing escalation with nuclear-armed Russia, Biden quickly ruled out putting U.S. forces into direct conflict with Russia, but he has shipped billions of dollars in U.S. military assistance that has helped Ukraine put up a stiffer-than-expected resistance to Russia’s onslaught.


U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a joint news conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after their bilateral meeting at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2022.

Taipei cheered Biden's remarks, with Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou expressing “sincere welcome and gratitude” for the comments.

“The challenge posed by China to the security of the Taiwan Strait has drawn great concern in the international community,” said Ou. “Taiwan will continue to improve its self-defense capabilities, and deepen cooperation with the United States and Japan and other like-minded countries to jointly defend the security of the Taiwan Strait and the rules-based international order, while promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.”

It's not the first time Biden has pledged to defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack, only for administration officials to later claim there had been no change to American policy. In a CNN town hall in October, Biden was asked about using the U.S. military to defend Taiwan and replied, “Yes, we have a commitment to do that."

Biden's comments came just before he formally launched a long-anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact that excludes Taiwan.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Sunday that Taiwan isn’t among the governments signed up for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which is meant to allow the U.S. to work more closely with key Asian economies on issues like supply chains, digital trade, clean energy and anticorruption.

Inclusion of Taiwan would have irked China.

Sullivan said the U.S. wants to deepen its economic partnership with Taiwan on a one-to-one basis.

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My advice to Taiwan. Make peace with China. Learn from the mistakes of Ukraine.

Like for China, share for USA

China will be shocked right now

The question should be. Why should China invade Taiwan?

Making mouth as usual. Same thing he used to deceive Zelensky

It is one thing to say, it is another to do.

Ukraine has taught us this.

Ukraine has also taught us that the USA will rather conduct an economic and proxy war with any nation considered a "super/regional " power or one with nuclear capabilities.

So , as usual, Biden has gone off script and said what he wasn't meant to.

My (informed) opinion.

Of course, China is a big bully

Knowing fully that China shall never invade herself.
US tells the world the are jokes,but stupids ones take them serious.

China will think it twice before they that the Russians did to Ukraine

Ndibuna:
The question should be. Why should China invade Taiwan?

Have you ever woken up and asked same question about why Russia invade Ukraine

You see there are crazy leaders all over the world currently. To begin with Buhari and the rest that are lining up to be the next president of Nigeria

Biden's Taiwan comments are not a gaffe or accidental, and for that matter, the White House clarifications are not a reassurance. We must remember the entire modus operandi of this White House is to move the goalposts on Taiwan and officially deny they are doing so.

I hope the leader of Taiwan is more intelligent than Zenlensky and will not fall for this kind of trap.

US has decided to keep emerging powers or enemies busy by instigating problems in their backyard while they blow empty air from afar. The two warring countries and their neighbors become the victims.
Russia has been kept very busy with Ukraine while Ukraine gets bombarded, now they are looking for a way to also keep China busy

topcatking:
It is one thing to say, it is another to do.

Ukraine has taught us this.

Ukraine has also taught us that the USA will rather conduct an economic and proxy war with any nation considered a "super/regional " power or one with nuclear capabilities.

So , as usual, Biden has gone off script and said what he wasn't meant to.

My (informed) opinion.

Una dey use Internet at all or is it just beer parlor talk and inshallah.

Since day 1, Biden and America had been clear there will be not military intervention in Ukraine. How many times person go say the same thing but all dz toddlers with war film imagination will be envisioning different thing

9jatriot:
I hope the leader of Taiwan is more intelligent than Zenlensky and will not fall for this kind of trap.

US has decided to keep emerging powers or enemies busy by instigating problems in their backyard while they blow empty air from afar. The two warring countries and their neighbors become the victims.
Russia has been kept very busy with Ukraine while Ukraine gets bombarded, now they are looking for a way to also keep China busy

point out where they said the same thing about Ukraine.

Beer parlor talk champion. Una dey allergic to Internet??

China will nuke USA from the space

railone:


Una dey use Internet at all or is it just beer parlor talk and inshallah.

Since day 1, Biden and America had been clear there will be not military intervention in Ukraine. How many times person go say the same thing but all dz toddlers with war film imagination will be envisioning different thing

Simple civility or common decency in passing your message across would have made your message/response impactful.

Alas, you just had to exhibit your crass uncouthness.

Before responding (to anyone) next time, remember: You do not have to be rude, discorteous or uncivil to pass a message across.

This is social discuss, you are representing your lineage.

Behave.

Later their zombies here will come and scream unprovoked invasion

They have started again oooh
That’s how they promised Ukraine and Syria rebels heaven and earth.
I remembered many people here making noises that if Russia should invade Ukraine, USA and NATO will bomb the shit out of Russia.

UK PM and many USA officials even travelled to Kyiv, but immediately bombs started flying, all of them said we can’t imposed no fly zone

Ndibuna:
The question should be. Why should China invade Taiwan?

Hope you asked this same question too when NATO and US invaded an African country and made it a failed state as it is presently.

"TROUBLE MAKER" THATS AMERICA'S MIDDLE NAME

The old man is mentally challenged..... Trump said it in 2022.

having throat as usual

topcatking:


Simple civility or common decency in passing your message across would have made your message/response impactful.

Alas, you just had to exhibit your crass uncouthness.

Before responding (to anyone) next time, remember: You do not have to be rude, discorteous or uncivil to pass a message across.

This is social discuss, you are representing your lineage.

Behave.

what makes you think I intended being civil in the first place.
A phrase is coined for that "coming out gun blazing" ...

next time why don't you read the room first because offering an opinion on a supposed act that wasn't intended anyways

The war monger has spoken.

Here comes the crazy country USA trying to destroy Asia after destroying The Middle East and Europe.

Almost all the household commodities and appliances are made in China.

Almost all the Conflicts, Division and Wars are made in USA.

Two powerful countries with different contributions to the world.

I’m sure Taiwan won’t fall for this sha…. Dem wan sign another $40b for Taiwan too.

Taiwan won’t want their beautiful cities to look like Mariupol in the nearest future.

USA na war monger, I bet they can’t wait for President Xi to attack, the sad reality be say dem no go do shit, dem go only send weapons and provide military intelligence like they’re currently doing in Ukraine.

Laslas, just like Ukraine, in the event of gobe na the country wey allow make dem turn its country to a battleground go lose…

Modified: I talk am say baba goofed ni, if he talk one thing Dey must to correct am.