The U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity on Taiwan could be “dangerous” as it offers no security guarantee for the self-ruled island, which Beijing regards as part of its territory, a U.S. lawmaker has said.
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Taiwan Caucus, said the Biden administration should end the policy of strategic ambiguity and declare its commitment to defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion.
“I think that would make it less likely that China would actually take military action,” Chabot said in an interview with Nikkei Asia on Wednesday.
Chabot also pushed for stronger military intelligence sharing between the U.S. and Taiwan to better counter China’s military threats, while raising concerns about Taiwan’s flaws in combat readiness….