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    Why Biden Is Right to End Ambiguity on Taiwan

    It was no gaffe when the president said the U.S. would defend the island against China, but good policy.
    by David Frum May 24, 2022 4 minutes
    Source: The Atlantic; Getty

    “White House Walks Back Biden Taiwan Defense Claim for Third Time in Nine Months” was the patronizing headline the New York Post applied to its report on President Joe Biden’s Taiwan comments at a regional summit in Tokyo. The story line was preset: semi-senile president blurts unscripted comment, is corrected by his staff minders.

    But if you reread Biden’s repeated comments on Taiwan, you see a policy that is clear, considered, and consistent.

    In August 2021, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked Biden whether withdrawal from Afghanistan might embolden China against Taiwan. Biden replied:

    There’s a fundamental difference between—between Taiwan, South Korea, NATO. We are in a situation where they are in—entities we’ve made agreements with based on not

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