EXPLAINER: US keeps world guessing on Taiwan stance
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"I don’t think that there’s any place like it in the U.S. foreign policy world.”China has for years made the issue of Taiwan a top priority in diplomatic and other conversations with the U.S., according to current and former officials who say their Chinese interlocutors repeatedly raise the same talking points about Taiwan in every meeting.WHAT HAS BIDEN SAID BEFORE?This is the third time that Biden has caused waves with his comments about protecting Taiwan.During an August interview with ABC News, he compared the U.S. relationship with Taiwan to America's Article 5 commitment under NATO, which obligates the alliance to defend any member that's attacked.Then, during a CNN town hall in October, Biden said “we have a commitment” to defend Taiwan.White House officials walked back his comments both times, but that didn't stop Biden from using similar language in Japan on Monday.And there was Biden's November trip to New Hampshire, one day after a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
As said here by CHRIS MEGERIAN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press