Friday, October 22, 2021

China Responds To President Biden's Vow To Defend Taiwan Against An Attack By China

 

The Guardian: China warns against ‘wrong signals’ as Biden suggests US would defend Taiwan  

Administration insists there is no change of policy after president says US has ‘a commitment’ to defend island 

China has urged the US to “avoid sending any wrong signals” after President Joe Biden for a second time in three months said the US would come to Taiwan’s defence if it was attacked. 

In both instances, the White House has clarified that there has been no change in US policy, which officially maintains so-called “strategic ambiguity” regarding Taiwan. 

Still, Biden’s words will rattle Beijing. China’s foreign ministry has “no room for concessions” when it comes to its core interests, its spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a daily news briefing, in the latest protest amid speculation about the future of Washington’s “strategic ambiguity” over Taiwan.  

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WNU Editor: China is confident that the the Biden administration will not defend Taiwan .... Biden won’t make good on ‘defend Taiwan’ claim (Global Times editorial). 

More News On China's Response To President Biden's Vow To Defend Taiwan Against An Attack By China 

'Defend Taiwan' can hardly be seen as a slip of the tongue, but Biden has yet to say how or dare to 'stand against 1.4b Chinese' -- Global Times  

China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments -- AP  

China urges U.S. to avoid sending wrong signals on Taiwan -- Reuters  

After Biden says US would defend Taiwan from attack, China says there's 'no room for compromise' -- FOX News

4 comments:

Anon said...

Who would thought that Biden will speak so direct to the point than any other previous president? As my impression to him during post election, he is so dangerous.

Anon said...

I guess it is the other way around that who is not worried

Anon said...

As the chinese is confident that US will not defend Taiwan? We do not know. Very dangerous to know.

Anonymous said...

Modern history shows democrats don't honor commitments when they become inconvienant.