{"id":1490010,"date":"2022-05-24T13:29:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1490010"},"modified":"2022-05-24T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T17:30:08","slug":"china-threatens-u-s-after-biden-says-hell-defend-taiwan-militarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-threatens-u-s-after-biden-says-hell-defend-taiwan-militarily\/","title":{"rendered":"China Threatens U.S. After Biden Says He\u2019ll Defend Taiwan Militarily"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-threatens-u-s-after-biden-says-hell-defend-taiwan-militarily%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1490010&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Chinese officials threatened to take actions to \u201csafeguard\u201d their sovereignty after President Joe Biden said on Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China invaded Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference while visiting Japan, Biden was asked whether he would intervene militarily if China invaded Taiwan. Biden replied, <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2022\/05\/biden-yes-us-military-would-fight-china-over-taiwan-wh-immediately-backtracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cyes,\u201d adding, \u201cthat\u2019s the commitment we made.\u201d<\/a> Shortly after his remarks, a White House official told news outlets, that Biden was not announcing any change in U.S. policy towards Taiwan and said he was instead describing using the Taiwan Relations Act to arm Taiwan to defend itself.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the White House\u2019s efforts to walk back Biden\u2019s remarks, officials in China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs were quick to criticize the rhetoric and vowed that China would defend its sovereignty, including its territorial claims over Taiwan. While Taiwan governs itself as an independent nation, China considers the island to be a part of its territory and considers official relations between the U.S. and Taiwan to be a violation of that sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>In a Monday press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/xwfw_665399\/s2510_665401\/2511_665403\/202205\/t20220523_10691505.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cTaiwan is an inalienable part of China\u2019s territory and the government of the People\u2019s Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn issues concerning China\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity and other core interests, China has no room for compromise or concession,\u201d Wang continued. \u201cNo one should underestimate the strong resolve, determination and capability of the Chinese people in safeguarding national sovereignty and territorial integrity. No one should stand in opposition to the 1.4 billion Chinese people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the U.S. side to abide by the one-China principle and the stipulations in the three China-U.S. joint communiqu\u00e9s, honor its important commitment of not supporting \u2018Taiwan independence,\u2019 speak and act with prudence on the Taiwan question, and avoid sending any wrong signal to the \u2018Taiwan independence\u2019 separatist forces, lest it should seriously undermine peace across the Taiwan Strait and China-US relations,\u201d Wang added. \u201cChina will take firm actions to safeguard its sovereignty and security interests. We mean what we say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying also tweeted, \u201cChina is firmly resolved in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity. There is zero room for compromise. The US side should stop attempting to hollow out the one-China principle and embolden \u2018Taiwan independence\u2019 separatist forces. This is playing with fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">China is firmly resolved in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity. There is zero room for compromise. The US side should stop attempting to hollow out the one-China principle and embolden \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d separatist forces. This is playing with fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hua Chunying \u534e\u6625\u83b9 (@SpokespersonCHN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpokespersonCHN\/status\/1528732379262894081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) raised criticism that the Biden administration\u2019s comments about China are conflicting and may provoke China without sending a clear message that would deter them from attacking Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve long said that we should change our Taiwan policy from \u2018strategic ambiguity\u2019 to \u2018strategic clarity\u2019: the United States will come to the defense of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack,\u201d Cotton said in an emailed statement. \u201cAs usual, strategic clarity and military strength is the best way to deter China. Given President Biden\u2019s apparent policy shift in off-the-cuff remarks at a press conference in Japan, followed by anonymous White House aides trying to \u2018walk back\u2019 his statement, it\u2019s now essential that President Biden restate our new policy of strategic clarity in clear, deliberate remarks from a prepared text. Otherwise, the continued ambiguity and uncertainty will likely provoke the Chinese communists without deterring them\u2014the worst of both worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese officials threatened to take actions to \u201csafeguard\u201d their sovereignty after President Joe Biden said on Monday that the U.S. would intervene militarily if China invaded Taiwan. 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