{"id":328141,"date":"2021-08-20T20:03:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-policy-for-taiwan-hasnt-changed-despite-biden-defense-comment-official\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T20:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T17:03:07","slug":"us-policy-for-taiwan-hasnt-changed-despite-biden-defense-comment-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-policy-for-taiwan-hasnt-changed-despite-biden-defense-comment-official\/","title":{"rendered":"#US policy for Taiwan hasn&#8217;t changed despite Biden defense comment: official"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#US policy for Taiwan hasn&#8217;t changed despite Biden defense comment: official<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Biden administration official has clarified that the long-held US policy on Taiwan hasn\u2019t actually changed, in an about-face after President Biden suggested the United States would defend the island if it were attacked.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/full-transcript-abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-interview-president\/story?id=79535643\">ABC News<\/a>, Biden was asked about responses from other countries amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>He was specifically asked to respond to reports China was telling Taiwan that the US\u2019 handling of the withdrawal proved Washington couldn\u2019t be relied on to come to its defense.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said there was a \u201cfundamental difference\u201d between the situation in Afghanistan and Taiwan, South Korea and NATO.<\/p>\n<p>The president <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to lump Taiwan in with countries that the US has explicit defense commitments with. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are\u2026 entities we\u2019ve made agreements with based on not a civil war they\u2019re having on that island or in South Korea, but on an agreement where they have a unity government that, in fact, is trying to keep bad guys from doing bad things to them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-protests.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Pro-Taiwan independence activists displaying placards.\" class=\"wp-image-19191948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-protests.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-protests.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-protests.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>US relations with Taiwan have been unofficial since switching diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sam Yeh\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have made \u2014 kept every commitment. We made a sacred commitment to Article 5 that if in fact anyone were to invade or take action against our NATO allies, we would respond. Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with \u2014\u00a0Taiwan. It\u2019s not even comparable to talk about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A senior\u00a0Biden\u00a0administration\u00a0official\u00a0said on Thursday that US \u201cpolicy with regard to\u00a0Chinese-claimed Taiwan\u00a0has not changed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have since said\u00a0Biden\u00a0appeared to have misspoken regarding his comments on Taiwan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-flag.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A Taiwanese flag flies in front of buildings in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. \" class=\"wp-image-19192361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-flag.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-flag.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/taiwan-flag.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The US has a long-held policy of \u201cstrategic ambiguity\u201d on whether it should intervene if Taiwan came under attack by China<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US has a long-held policy of \u201cstrategic ambiguity\u201d on whether it should intervene if Taiwan came under attack by China \u2014 in a concession to the Chinese Communist Party, that refuses to recognize Taiwan\u2019s independence and democratically elected government.<\/p>\n<p>US relations with Taiwan have been unofficial since switching diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1979.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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