China has not ruled out using military force to achieve its ambitions with Taiwan, but the U.S. continues to support Taiwan's autonomy.
said on Monday that the U.S. would help defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, should Beijing try and claim the independent island state as its own territory.
Tensions in the region have been particularly high over the last year and half, as China has been flying sorties of aircraft towards Taiwan almost every day. The largest sortie comprised 56 military jets on one day on October 4 last year. Biden met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday as part of a trip with leaders of the"Quad" group, which includes the leaders of Australia, Japan and India.
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