White House Walks Back President Biden's Vow To Defend Taiwan From China

Insider: The White House had to row back Biden's comments after he suggested the US would defend Taiwan from an attack by China

* Biden told a CNN town hall on Thursday the US would defend Taiwan from a Chinese attack.

* The White House later clarified that the US policy of "strategic ambiguity" had not changed.

* China's recent military activity has raised fears it will try to seize the island, which it considers its own.

The White House clarified President Joe Biden's comments after he said the US would defend Taiwan if it was attacked by China, in what appeared to be a significant shift in US foreign policy.

When asked by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper at a Thursday town hall event whether Biden would defend Taiwan if China attacked it, the president replied: "Yes, we have a commitment to do that."

Aggressive Chinese rhetoric and military activity in recent months have raised tensions in Taiwan, which has for decades governed itself as an independent state and which China claims as part of its sovereign territory.

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WNU Editor: No kidding .... Biden sparks confusion with commitment to Taiwan’s defence (SCMP)

Beijing is not convinced .... China Outraged at Biden’s Military Pledge for Taiwan – Despite White House Walkback (US News and World Report).

As to what is my take.

This is not how you run foreign policy.

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