The Quad countries and others in Asia made clear over the last five days that while things like maritime defense are important, real security has to heed Asian countries’ economic wants and needs. CNBC
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His strength is authenticity
The country’s two most prominent liberal newspapers attempted to rationalize President Joe Biden’s latest foreign policy gaffe Monday where he claimed that the U.S. military would intervene if China invaded Taiwan, which is not official U.S. policy. Fox On MSN
Biden shouldn’t confuse Taiwan with Ukraine
Taiwan is not Ukraine. China, in that part of the world especially, is not Russia. Still, in his off-the-cuff remarks that the United States will come directly to Taiwan’s rescue if Beijing chooses to take the self-governing island by force, President Joe Biden has reawakened China’s worst nightmare. What that looks like is simple: There will be no easy or peaceful accession of Taiwan to the mainland anytime soon, if ever. CNN
Why Biden Is Right to End Ambiguity on Taiwan
It was no gaffe when the president said the U.S. would defend the island against China, but good policy. The Atlantic
last resort
Beijing would only use force as the “last resort” for Taiwan reunification, said Zhou Bo, now a senior fellow at Tsinghua University’s Center for International Strategy and Security Studies. MSN
Why are Biden’s comments so controversial?
In an unscripted remark, US President Joe Biden went against his own government’s official policy by vowing to defend Taiwan militarily if China ever attacks. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu explains why Biden’s comments were so controversial. Al Jazeera English
US’s delicate balancing act on the dispute between China and Taiwan?
Soon after President Joe Biden said on Monday (May 23) that the United States would intervene militarily if China invaded Taiwan, the White House sought to clarify that he did not mean America’s policy towards the dispute had changed. More from TheIndianExpress
What is the one China policy?
What is the one China policy? To break it down, the U.S. acknowledges China’s position that there is only one legitimate Chinese government, based in Beijing, and that Taiwan is part of China. Strategically, however, the U.S. has never officially recognized China’s claim to the islands or commented on what would happen if Taiwan is attacked. Also under the policy, the U.S. does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan; however, the U.S. supplies them with military gear and keeps unofficial contacts there. NewsNation
US not bound by Beijing’s ‘one China’ principle
he US Department of State yesterday criticized Beijing over its misrepresentation of the US’ “one China” policy in the latest diplomatic salvo between the two countries over a bid by Taiwan to regain its observer status at the World Health Assembly, the decisionmaking body of the WHO.
“The PRC [People’s Republic of China] continues to publicly misrepresent U.S. policy,” Department of State spokesman Ned Price wrote on Twitter. Taipei Times
China’s new-type armored recovery vehicle makes debut
With a new type of armored recovery vehicle demonstrating its capabilities in a recent exercise in the Karakoram Mountains, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command has received a powerful supportive tool that will greatly enhance its armored combat capability in plateau, experts said on Monday. Global Times