Biden's confusing Taiwan-China remarks reveal a troubling pattern
, and signaled that his commitment to the island was stronger than to Ukraine. The confrontational statement marked a sharp departure from the U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan that has prevailed for decades.
Biden’s newsmaking moment happened during a press conference in Tokyo alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Here’s the exchange, It’s a delicate, paradox-laden policy space that requires careful maneuvering and nuance — and one Biden should know well. He’s traveled to Taiwan, passed legislation that set in motion decades-long policy on the U.S. relationship with Taiwan, and he even once chided George W. Bush for doing … exactly what he just did himself. After Bush said in 2001 that he would do “whatever it took” to defend Taiwan from China, then-senator Biden penned a.
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