WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast on Sunday (Sept 18) that US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview whether US forces would defend the self-ruled island claimed by China, he replied: 'Yes, if in...
US President Joe Biden accompanied by the First Lady Jill Biden arrive at Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday, on Sept. 18, 2022.WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue.
Asked to clarify if he meant that unlike in Ukraine US forces, men and women, would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, Biden replied: "Yes." The CBS interview with Biden was conducted last week. The president is in Britain for Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday.
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