White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Oct. 22 “there has been no shift” in Washington’s stance toward Taiwan after President Joe Biden indicated the United States had a “commitment” to defend the self-ruled island if Beijing were to attack. On Thursday evening , Biden told a CNN town hall event that the United States was committed to protecting Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, stirring questions about whether Washington was moving away from its longstanding policy of “strategic ambiguity.” Under the policy, the United States maintains working ties with Taiwan and provides arms to ensure the island can adequately defend itself, but is deliberately vague on the question of whether it would come to Taiwan’s defense. Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory to be taken by force, if necessary. China “knows we have the most powerful military in history of the world,” Biden responded when …