China has not ruled out using military force to achieve its ambitions with Taiwan, but the U.S. continues to support Taiwan's autonomy.
said on Monday that Washington would help defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion should Beijing try try to assert its claims over the self-governing island.
China has not ruled out using military force to achieve its ambitions in Taiwan, but the U.S. continues to support Taiwan's autonomy, providing it with weapons and military training. During a visit to Japan on Monday, President Joe Biden said the U.S. would help defend Taiwan from any Chinese invasion. Biden is pictured during the Japan-U.S. summit meeting in Tokyo on May 23, 2022.Biden told reporters in Tokyo on Monday that China was flirting with danger by flying close to Taiwan.
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