US President Joe Biden. File photo WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 Washington will stand up for Taiwan in the event of a military conflict between the island and China, US President Joe Biden said in an interview with CBS. ed.) <…> We agree to what we signed a long time ago. And with the fact that there is a «one China» policy, and with the fact that Taiwan makes its own decisions about sovereignty. We do not encourage Taiwan to gain independence from China, despite cooperation with the island,” Biden said.
The situation around Taiwan escalated in August after the visit to Taipei of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. In response, Beijing launched large-scale military exercises off the coast of the island, imposed sanctions on two Taiwanese foundations, Pelosi herself and her relatives, and took other measures. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs laid responsibility for all the negative consequences on Washington and Taipei. The PRC does not recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan, considers it its province and categorically opposes its contacts with officials and military from other countries.
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