Biden, again, says U.S. would help Taiwan if China attacks
In an interview with the CBS news show 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday, President Biden says White House policy remains unchanged.
by John Ruwitch
Sep 19, 2022
2 minutes
President Joe Biden says the U.S. will defend Taiwan if China stages an "unprecedented attack" on the island, his latest in a string of remarks over the past year that have been unusually explicit about America's intentions in the face of growing pressure from Beijing.
In an interview with the CBS news show that aired on Sunday, Biden was asked if U.S. forces Taiwan — a self-ruled democracy that sits roughly 100 miles off the Chinese coast and is claimed by Beijing as part of China.
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