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On this issue I agree with Biden. Why is the State Department over riding the president on this key issue? This "strategic ambiguity" is going to cost the world more lives and more influence to the CCP.
Listen America, it is not only the Taiwanese, Indian, Japanese and Aussies who are warning about a weakening America and what it means for them and Taiwan, it is also now British Parliament. They are concerned about China and Russia making big, bold moves sooner than we anticipate and the U.S not being up to the task, in particular in regards to Taiwan. It was stated last night by Duncan Smith, a Conservative MP in the UK. Go find his comments, he believes this is all bad for NATO.
Japan has been bold, Biden speaks in support of Taiwan and the U.S commitment, and the State Department over rules him? What in the hell is the strategy here? To pretend you are going to lull China to sleep and/or keep your business ties in the country that is destroying Americas global influence?
Someone please explain this to me because Biden needs to continue to be forceful, MORE forceful, as Japan has been. Anytime he does do so, the rest of the government should remain silent and let him speak.
We need a strong American Empire. All of the West.
www.independent.co.uk
The US has stressed that its position on Taiwan has not changed after President Joe Biden suggested his administration would defend the island against a military attack.
The US has long upheld a “strategic ambiguity” policy on Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to mainland China in 1979. Consecutive administrations have since avoided any explicit commitments that it would intervene militarily to thwart an attempt by China to take Taiwan by force.
But President Biden’s Thursday interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos was unambiguous after confirming that Washington’s defence commitments towards Taiwan are equal to crucial agreements with Japan, South Korea and NATO allies.
“We made a sacred commitment to Article Five that if, in fact, anyone were to invade or take action against our Nato allies, we would respond,” he said in the interview when asked whether Afghanistan’s crisis would raise Taiwan’s concerns over the US security guarantees. “Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with Taiwan,” he added.
This came after a series of articles in the Chinese media seizing on the administration’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan by stoking anxiety in Taiwan, saying, “you can’t count on the Americans.”
A State Department official said: “Our policy with respect to Taiwan has not changed.”
“The US defence relationship with Taiwan is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), as it has been for the past 40 years, and is based on an assessment of Taiwan’s defence needs and the threat posed by the PRC,” he added.
Listen America, it is not only the Taiwanese, Indian, Japanese and Aussies who are warning about a weakening America and what it means for them and Taiwan, it is also now British Parliament. They are concerned about China and Russia making big, bold moves sooner than we anticipate and the U.S not being up to the task, in particular in regards to Taiwan. It was stated last night by Duncan Smith, a Conservative MP in the UK. Go find his comments, he believes this is all bad for NATO.
Japan has been bold, Biden speaks in support of Taiwan and the U.S commitment, and the State Department over rules him? What in the hell is the strategy here? To pretend you are going to lull China to sleep and/or keep your business ties in the country that is destroying Americas global influence?
Someone please explain this to me because Biden needs to continue to be forceful, MORE forceful, as Japan has been. Anytime he does do so, the rest of the government should remain silent and let him speak.
We need a strong American Empire. All of the West.
US back-pedals after Biden suggested it would defend Taiwan
Biden’s statement was seen as a potential departure from the US longstanding position
www.independent.co.uk
The US has stressed that its position on Taiwan has not changed after President Joe Biden suggested his administration would defend the island against a military attack.
The US has long upheld a “strategic ambiguity” policy on Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to mainland China in 1979. Consecutive administrations have since avoided any explicit commitments that it would intervene militarily to thwart an attempt by China to take Taiwan by force.
But President Biden’s Thursday interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos was unambiguous after confirming that Washington’s defence commitments towards Taiwan are equal to crucial agreements with Japan, South Korea and NATO allies.
“We made a sacred commitment to Article Five that if, in fact, anyone were to invade or take action against our Nato allies, we would respond,” he said in the interview when asked whether Afghanistan’s crisis would raise Taiwan’s concerns over the US security guarantees. “Same with Japan, same with South Korea, same with Taiwan,” he added.
This came after a series of articles in the Chinese media seizing on the administration’s handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan by stoking anxiety in Taiwan, saying, “you can’t count on the Americans.”
A State Department official said: “Our policy with respect to Taiwan has not changed.”
“The US defence relationship with Taiwan is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), as it has been for the past 40 years, and is based on an assessment of Taiwan’s defence needs and the threat posed by the PRC,” he added.
