Biden's remarks, made during his first visit to Japan since taking office, and as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looked on, appeared to be a departure from existing U.S. policy of so-called strategic ambiguity on Taiwan.
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Sakura Murakami
A reporter asked Biden if the United States would defend Taiwan if it were attacked. "Yes," the president answered. "As the president said, our 'one China' policy has not changed," Austin said. He said Biden had stressed the U.S. commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act "to help provide Taiwan the means to defend itself."China considers the democratic island its territory, under its "one China" principle, and says it is the most sensitive and important issue in its relationship with Washington.
"This statement deserves to be taken seriously," Newsham said. "It is a clear enough statement that the U.S. will not sit by if China attacks Taiwan."Biden made other tough comments about Beijing's increasingly assertive posture in the region, saying he hoped Russian President Vladimir Putin would pay a price for his invasion of Ukraine in part to show China what it would face if it were to invade Taiwan.
Japanese premier Kishida emphasised Tokyo's readiness to take a more robust defence posture, something the United States has long welcomed.
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