{"id":452077,"date":"2022-05-24T01:31:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/joe-biden-shows-backbone-on-taiwan-his-aides-take-it-back\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T01:31:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:31:18","slug":"joe-biden-shows-backbone-on-taiwan-his-aides-take-it-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-biden-shows-backbone-on-taiwan-his-aides-take-it-back\/","title":{"rendered":"#Joe Biden shows backbone on Taiwan \u2014 his aides take it back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739aca95b0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739aca95b0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-biden-shows-backbone-on-taiwan-his-aides-take-it-back\/#%E2%80%9CJoe_Biden_shows_backbone_on_Taiwan_%E2%80%94_his_aides_take_it_back%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Joe Biden shows backbone on Taiwan \u2014 his aides take it back&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJoe_Biden_shows_backbone_on_Taiwan_%E2%80%94_his_aides_take_it_back%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Joe Biden shows backbone on Taiwan \u2014 his aides take it back&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/joebiden-8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>For the third time in nine months, President Joe Biden said the right words: If China attacks Taiwan, yes, the United States will respond militarily to defend Taipei.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the commitment we made,\u201d Biden said at a joint press conference Monday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. \u201cWe agree with the \u2018one China\u2019 policy. We signed on to it. All of the attendant agreements [were] made from there. But the idea that that can be taken by force, just taken by force. It\u2019s just not \u2014 it\u2019s just not <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>ropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some mixed signals there. Under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, America isn\u2019t obliged to militarily defend Taiwan, but only to ensure it has the resources to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>Biden obviously intends to go beyond that, having said it three times (unless he\u2019s even more mentally lost than we think). But White House aides again \u201cclarified\u201d that he <em>doesn\u2019t <\/em>mean what he said, and US policy hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, <em>who\u2019s<\/em> the commander-in-chief here?<\/p>\n<p>Instead of Biden\u2019s toughness standing as a warning to China\u2019s Xi Jinping, the signal is all Keystone Kops.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>So, with Beijing ramping up aggression across the Taiwan Strait, Washington needs to take concrete steps to make the island democracy too risky to attack. Don\u2019t (as with Ukraine) wait until after an invasion to send help: Get Taipei more weapons and other support <em>now<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, beef up US military capabilities in the region and, as the Council on Foreign Relations\u2019 Richard Haass has repeatedly urged, work more closely on defense with Japan and Australia. Get European allies on board, too, at least with specific sanctions they\u2019ll impose if an attack hits.<\/p>\n<p>If this isn\u2019t to be another \u201cthat man cannot remain in power,\u201d Biden needs to get the government he runs visibly moving to make Taiwan too tough a nut to crack.\n                        <\/p><\/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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