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Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan 'militarily' – does this constitute a change in policy?

  • Written by Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan 'militarily' – does this constitute a change in policy?Are Biden's comments on Taiwan an accidental or deliberate pivot?AP Photo/Susan Walsh

President Joe Biden has – not for the first time – suggested that the U.S. would intervene “militarily” should China attempt an invasion of Taiwan._

In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sept. 18, 2022, Biden vowed to...

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