The security of Taiwan is integral to broader security in the Indo-Pacific region and thus Washington should make clear that it would protect the self-ruled island if China makes a move to invade it, according to security expert Joseph Bosco. The Chinese regime considers Taiwan to be part of its territory to be taken by force if necessary. Washington, under a policy known as strategic ambiguity, is deliberately vague on whether it would come in defense of the island in the event of a Chinese attack. But the United States is bound to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself under the Taiwan Relations Act. Bosco referred to famed U.S. General Douglas MacArthur’s description of the island as an unsinkable aircraft carrier, saying that Taiwan’s position is critical to the security of the United States and to all other countries in the region. Taiwan sits in the forward position …