Joe Biden Says during 60 Minutes Interview That He Will Start a World War with China to “Defend Taiwan”

by Chris Black

This is not exactly “breaking news” with the weekend and all, but then again, if the alleged president of the United States says loud and clear that he’s ready to go to war with China, on prime time TV and all that, well, Houston, we may have a problem.

The silly thing is that the US claims to recognize the fact that Taiwan is a part of China, but, in the same time, Brandon says he will go to war with China to defend Taiwan’s independence.

RT:

President Joe Biden has said Washington is willing to use military force to defend Taiwan from Beijing, if necessary, while insisting that the US still adheres to the One China policy and is “not encouraging” the island’s independence.

During a ‘60 Minutes’ CBS News interview aired Sunday night, Biden was asked if the US would “defend the island” in a potential conflict between Beijing and Taiwan, including through the use of military force.

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“Yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack,” Biden replied, before the broadcaster cut away to clarify the controversial statement. A White House official apparently explained to CBS, before the interview was aired, that US policy “has not changed” and that officially the US would still neither confirm nor deny whether American forces would defend Taiwan.

“So unlike Ukraine, to be clear, sir, US forces, US men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion?” the interviewer Scott Pelley asked again.

“Yes,” reiterated Biden.

When asked for comment, the White House insisted that US policy hasn’t changed, as it did the three previous times Biden made the pledge to defend Taiwan. 

www.reuters.com/article/usa-taiwan-biden-idAFKBN2QJ0JU

Under the policy of strategic ambiguity, the US is not supposed to say one way or the other if it would intervene to defend Taiwan if China attacks.

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