Mr. Biden said the US was ready to use force to defend Taiwan

US President Joe Biden in Tokyo, Japan – Photo: REUTERS

According to AFP news agency, at a press conference within the framework of his visit to Japan on May 23, President Joe Biden received a question that Will the US intervene militarily against China’s attempt to control Taiwan?

Mr. Biden then replied: “That was our resolve. We (the US) agreed with One China policywe signed it, but the idea of ​​​​using force against Taiwan is simply not appropriate.”

President Biden emphasized that the United States will be ready to use force to defend Taiwan, and the United States will stand with other countries to ensure that China cannot use force against Taipei.

The US President also warned that China was playing a dangerous game when flying its aircraft close to Taiwan.

Reuters news agency further information, after Biden’s statement, the White House confirmed the US policy towards Taiwan has not changed.

China considers Taiwan an inalienable part of its territory and has stated that it does not rule out the use of force to reunify the island.

Within the framework of his official visit to Japan, on May 23, US President Joe Biden held talks with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo. At the talks, President Biden reaffirmed his commitment to defend Japan, and declared the Japan-US alliance as the “foundation” of peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

For his part, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his wish that Japan and the US take the lead in the world in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law.

After the meeting, speaking to the press, Kishida said that the US and Japan “will monitor the recent activities of the Chinese navy as well as developments related to joint exercises between China and Russia. “.

“We strongly oppose attempts to change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and South China Sea. Furthermore, we agree to jointly address various issues related to China such as human rights. “, Mr. Kishida said.

On May 22, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized the US Indo-Pacific strategy.

“The so-called Indo-Pacific strategy of the United States of America is essentially a strategy to divide, provoke confrontation, and destroy peace. No matter how packaged or fabricated it may be, in the end it is certain to be true. It will surely fail,” Xinhua quoted Wang Yi as saying on May 22.

The statement was made in the context of Mr. Biden’s arrival in Tokyo during a trip to South Korea and Japan and attended the QUAD Summit with the leaders of Japan, India, and Australia.

However, Wang said that the US was aiming to “form small groups in the name of freedom and openness”, and wanted to “contain China”.

“It is especially dangerous that the US plays the ‘Taiwan card’ and the ‘South China Sea card’ causing chaos in the region,” Wang said.