China is unlikely to use military force to seize Taiwan in the near future, but the communist regime does pose a serious threat not only to the self-ruled island but also to the United States, said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Nov. 3. “Based on my analysis of China,…
Defending Taiwan Against China Is Upholding US Democracy, Expert Says
The United States needs to defend Taiwan now more than ever, since the self-ruled island is part of the free world sitting at the forefront against China’s aggression, said Miles Yu, a senior fellow at the Washington-based think tank Hudson Institute. “Taiwan is on the front line of the epic fight between tyranny and freedom….
US Policy on Taiwan Needs Change
News Analysis Beijing’s increasing belligerence toward Taiwan voids the “one China” policy and prior arms sales limitations, which should be increased to maintain the military balance and keep the peace. On Oct. 21, President Joe Biden vowed that America would defend Taiwan against any future Chinese attack on the island. In August, Biden called the…
Biden’s Red Line on Taiwan Is a Big China Move, Not a Gaffe
News Analysis After President Joe Biden’s historic Oct. 21 statement affirming the American commitment to defend Taiwan against a Chinese military attack, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki noted: “The president was not announcing any change in our policy, nor has he made a decision to change our policy. There is no change in our policy.”…
Biden Says US Has ‘Commitment’ to Defend Taiwan if China Attacks
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States was committed to defending Taiwan if the self-ruled island were attacked by China—a departure from a long-held U.S. position of “strategic ambiguity.” “Yes, we have a commitment to do that,” Biden told a CNN town hall event in Baltimore when pressed on the issue, amid…
House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to End US Adoption of ‘One China Policy’
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) and Scott Perry (R-Pa.) have introduced legislation calling on the U.S. government to drop its “one-China policy” and resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. “For more than 40 years, American presidents of both political parties have repeated Beijing’s bogus lie that Taiwan is part of Communist China–despite the objective…
US Ambassador to UN Will Visit Taiwan for 3-Day Trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan—U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan for three days next week, becoming the third senior U.S. official to visit the island in less than six months. The United States Mission to the United Nations, in a statement released on Jan. 7, said that Craft will visit Taiwan’s capital Taipei…
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