The Pentagon chief said it would continue to support Taiwan's military but declined to say if US troops would defend the island against China.
BRUSSELS - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the Pentagon would continue to support Taiwan's military but declined to say if US troops would defend the island against China, after President Joe Biden said there was an American "commitment" to do so.
"And so, we'll stay focused on those things. And I won't engage in any hypotheticals with respect to Taiwan," he told reporters, At a CNN town hall, Biden was asked whether the US would come to Taiwan's defense if China invaded. "Yes," he responded. "We have a commitment to that." Austin said the United States is committed to the official "One-China" policy, in which Washington accepts that Beijing governs China.
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