U.S. President Joe Biden reiterated his country’s support for Taiwan, saying on Monday that his administration is willing to defend Taiwan with force if there is an attack by China’s communist party (CCP) on the mainland.
When asked by a reporter whether he would be willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan, Biden replied with a flat, “Yes.”
Biden then added, “It’s the commitment we made. Look, here’s the situation. We agree with a ‘One-China’ policy, we’ve signed onto it, and all the intended agreements made from there. But the idea that [Taiwan] can be taken by force … is just not appropriate,” he said of the CCP’s threats to its neighboring self-governed island….