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In reply to the discussion: GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says China can have Taiwan after 2028 if he is elected [View all]former9thward
(33,424 posts)26. The White House has walked back those comments.
The White House keeps walking back Bidens remarks
Speaking Monday in Tokyo, President Biden sent his aides scrambling when, deviating from decades of carefully crafted policy, he declared that the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if China attacked it.
Yes, thats the commitment we made, Biden said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/24/biden-walk-back-remarks/
No it would not be easy for China, but it would be impossible for the U.S. to militarily defend Taiwan. China has the largest Navy in the world and the distance between China's navy and the U.S, navy in terms of ships grows each year.
Speaking Monday in Tokyo, President Biden sent his aides scrambling when, deviating from decades of carefully crafted policy, he declared that the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if China attacked it.
Yes, thats the commitment we made, Biden said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/24/biden-walk-back-remarks/
No it would not be easy for China, but it would be impossible for the U.S. to militarily defend Taiwan. China has the largest Navy in the world and the distance between China's navy and the U.S, navy in terms of ships grows each year.
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