Biden keeps saying US will defend Taiwan — and White House keeps walking it back
Joe Biden,Defense And Security,Taiwan,China,World,Foreign Policy,Asia,White House,Defense Department,One China Policy
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President Joe Biden appearing at odds with his administration for the third time regarding China and Taiwan reverberated around Washington and Beijing.
Despite the White House trying to downplay the differences, Biden intentionally or unintentionally renewed the foreign policy debate over "strategic ambiguity" in the Taiwan Strait at a time when U.S.-China relations are at a nadir and Russia wages war in Ukraine.
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