Biden at Quad Summit: Taiwan and China 'strategic ambiguity' has not changed
Leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue from left to right, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pose for photo at the entrance hall of the Prime Minister's Office of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
"Are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?" Biden was specifically asked during a news conference.The initial comment on Monday drew backlash from Biden’s opponents and officials in Beijing, some of whom suggested he misspoke.President Biden returns to Washington Tuesday.
Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Biden says no change on 'strategic ambiguity' as Taiwan overshadows Quad talksPresident Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of 'strategic ambiguity' on Taiwan, a day after he angered China by saying he would be willing to use force to defend the democratic island.
Lire la suite »
Biden tells Quad leaders Ukraine invasion a 'global issue''We cannot let the same thing happen in the Indo-Pacific region,' Japan's leader said.
Lire la suite »
Australia's new PM Albanese sworn in, off to Tokyo for Quad summitAustralia's Labor Party leader, Anthony Albanese, was sworn in as the country's 31st prime minister on Monday, promising to bring the country together after a fractious election campaign as he vowed to tackle climate change and inequality.
Lire la suite »
Quad summit in Japan seeks unity on countering ChinaLeaders of US, Australia, India and Japan begin discussions at Quad summit aimed at countering an increasingly assertive China and paving over differences on issues including Russia
Lire la suite »
Taiwan Not Included in Launch of New Biden Indo-Pacific PactPresident Joe Biden is expected to unveil a list of countries who will joining a long anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won’t be among them. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that Taiwan isn’t among the governments signed up for Monday’s launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. It is a trade pact that’s meant to allow the U.S. to work more closely with key Asian economies on issues including supply chains, digital trade, clean energy and anticorruption. Inclusion of the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which China claims as its own, would have irked Beijing. The framework is meant to establish Biden’s economic strategy for the region. Beijing, in anticipation of the launch of the pact, has criticized the U.S. effort.
Lire la suite »
Biden says U.S. would intervene militarily in Taiwan if necessaryThe president's statement represents a potential shift in policy that would be certain to rattle the mainland Chinese government.
Lire la suite »