At a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Fang Vin-bin stressed that China will not make concessions on issues affecting its core interests, such as the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Fang called on the US side to act wisely and not send wrong signals to activists calling for Taiwan independence, as this would cause serious damage to Sino-US relations.
Biden said in response to a question broadcast by CNN news television in Baltimore Thursday evening that in the event of a Chinese attack, the US government would have a duty to protect Taiwan. For the second time, the US President made a statement calling for a stronger stance on Taiwan. In August, ABC told US television news that the US would respond to a Chinese attack.
The United States does not have a formal diplomatic relationship with Taiwan, but a US law requires it to support the island in self-defense. As a result, the United States is the largest supplier of weapons to the island.
An online article in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Friday noted that Biden’s statement raised uncertainty about whether the United States would continue to adhere to a policy that deliberately left the question of whether to enforce military action open. Taiwan. According to the newspaper, the core of the strategy lies in deterring Taiwan from taking unilateral action to declare full independence, while at the same time preventing Beijing from unilateral reactions from the island.
Shortly after Biden’s televised statement, a White House spokesman said the US leadership’s policy toward Taiwan had not changed.
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