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AMERICAN NEWS May 23, 2022 4:27 AM EST
Libby EmmonsBrooklyn, NY
May 23, 2022 4:27 AM
President Joe Biden stated unequivocally that the US would intervene militarily on behalf of Taiwan should China invade its territory. Biden was speaking in Tokyo at a conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Noting that the US didn't want to "get involved in the Ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons," a reporter asked "are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?"
"Yes," Biden said almost wistfully.
"You are," the reporter confirms.
"That's the commitment we made," Biden said. "That's the commitment we made. We are not—look. Here's the situation: we agree with the One China policy, we've signed onto it, and all of the attendant agreements made from there.
"But the idea that, that it could be taken by force, just taken by force, is just not appropriate. It will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in Ukraine. And so it’s a burden that is even stronger," Biden said.
More here:
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden...efend-taiwan-against-china?utm_campaign=64487
However the real people running the presidency inside the White House tried to walk it back in panic.
BREAKING: Biden says US will 'militarily' defend Taiwan against China if they invade
"That's the commitment we made," Biden said. "That's the commitment we made. We are not—look," Biden said.Libby EmmonsBrooklyn, NY
May 23, 2022 4:27 AM
President Joe Biden stated unequivocally that the US would intervene militarily on behalf of Taiwan should China invade its territory. Biden was speaking in Tokyo at a conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Noting that the US didn't want to "get involved in the Ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons," a reporter asked "are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?"
"Yes," Biden said almost wistfully.
"You are," the reporter confirms.
"That's the commitment we made," Biden said. "That's the commitment we made. We are not—look. Here's the situation: we agree with the One China policy, we've signed onto it, and all of the attendant agreements made from there.
"But the idea that, that it could be taken by force, just taken by force, is just not appropriate. It will dislocate the entire region and be another action similar to what happened in Ukraine. And so it’s a burden that is even stronger," Biden said.
More here:
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden...efend-taiwan-against-china?utm_campaign=64487
However the real people running the presidency inside the White House tried to walk it back in panic.