Biden stresses US 'does not support independence' for Taiwan as world leaders react to election win

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Biden stresses US 'does not support independence' for Taiwan as world leaders react to election win
Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office insists that reunification 'inevitable'
By Peter Aitken Fox News
Published January 13, 2024 3:04pm EST

World leaders congratulated Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for a historic third presidential term even as President Biden warned that the U.S. will not endorse independence for the island.

"We do not support independence," Biden told reporters when asked for comment on DPP candidate William Lai’s victory over the rival Koumintang (KMT) party following Saturday’s election.

Lai, who also goes by his Chinese name, Ching-te, declared victory after a tightly contested election saw him beat KMT candidate Hou Yu-ih, the mayor of New Taipei City. Beijing had not declared a clear preference for any candidate, but Chinese officials framed Lai as "dangerous."

In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Atony Blinken posted on social media platform X congratulating Lai as well as "the Taiwan people for participating in free and fair elections and demonstrating the strength of their democratic system."

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Biden stresses US 'does not support independence' for Taiwan as world leaders react to election win

Good Lord, what an idiot.  Keep your friggin' mouth shut, you imbecile!

[bigheadfred]

Good Lord, what an idiot.  Keep your friggin' mouth shut, you imbecile!

The most dangerous SOB on the planet.

[unite for individuality]

"Strategic ambiguity" has been U.S. policy toward Taiwan for forty years.
China has said that, if Taiwan declares independence, they will invade.
So Taiwan has kept on functioning like an independent country,
without formally declaring their independence.
Every country knows that Taiwan really is independent, but they're all pretending that it isn't.

Taiwan has never been inhabited by Chinese people.
It has always been inhabited by ethnic Taiwanese.
China conquered Taiwan in the 1700s, but never sent Chinese settlers to occupy it.
In 1895, Japan seized Taiwan.  It was returned to China in 1945.
In 1949, the Communists took over China.
The government fled to Taiwan, and took the navy with them.
That's why the Communists didn't seize Taiwan then. They couldn't get there!