President Biden again vowed in an interview this evening that American forces would defend Taiwan if China's military invaded the self-governing island
Soldiers lower the Taiwanese flag during a ceremony at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, in August. Photo: Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg via Getty Imagesin an interview Sunday that American forces would defend Taiwan if China's military invaded the self-governing island — prompting the White House to stress that U.S. policy hasn't changed on the matter." that aired Sunday U.S.
A White House official said after the interview that the U.S. government's long-running policy of "strategic ambiguity" on Taiwan had not changed, CBS News notes.The U.S. government has for decades acknowledged that the Chinese government considers Taiwan as part of "one China." Under this policy, the U.S. opposes any attempts to change the island's self-governing, democratic status by force.
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