U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week that President Joe Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan from an invasion by China “was clear,” but denied that such an invasion was imminent.
Austin added that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, was working to normalize its military presence around Taiwan. The United States would continue to furnish the island government with the arms necessary for its self defense, he said.
“I don’t see an imminent invasion,” Austin said during an interview with CNN on Sunday.
“What we do see is China moving to establish what we would call a ‘new normal.’”…