President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would be willing to use force to defend the democratic island.
TOKYO, May 24 - President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of "strategic ambiguity" on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would be willing to use force to defend the democratic island.
Kishida told a news conference the leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, had shared their concerns about Ukraine and all four agreed on the importance of the rule of law, sovereignty and territorial integrity. "The policy has not changed at all. I stated that when I made my statement yesterday," he said after the talks with his Quad colleagues.
Some critics have said he has misspoken on the issue, or made a gaffe, but other analysts have suggested that given Biden's extensive foreign policy experience and the context in which he made the remarks, next to Kishida and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he had not spoken in error. Kishida echoed Biden's condemnation of Russia, saying its invasion "shakes the foundation of international order" and was a direct challenge to the principles of the United Nations.Biden said the United States would stand with its "close democratic partners" to push for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Though India has developed close U.S. ties in recent years and is a vital part of the Quad grouping, it also has a long-standing relationship with Russia, which remains a major supplier of its defense equipment and oil supplies.
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