Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate" Washington's policy towards the island.
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam , deployed to the US 7th Fleet area of operations, conducts underway operations in the Taiwan Strait, August 28, 2022. US Navy/ Handout via REUTERS
Washington cut formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979, switching recognition to Beijing as the sole representative of China—but it has maintained a decisive, if delicate, role in supporting the island since. He went on to say that Taiwan makes its "own judgements" about independence and the US was not "encouraging... their being independent."China reacted angrily on Monday, with foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning telling a regular press briefing: "The US remarks... severely violate the important commitment the US made not to support Taiwan independence, and send a seriously erroneous signal to Taiwanese separatist independence forces.
"At the same time, we will never tolerate any activities aimed at splitting the country, and reserve the choice to take all necessary measures."a key Biden ally and speaker of the House of Representatives.took the first step towards directly providing billions of dollars in military aid to TaiwanThe US approved a potential arms sale worth more than $1 billion to Taiwan in early September, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, which provoked anger from China.
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