China Calls Biden’s Bluff on Taiwan
Adam Kredo • October 22, 2021 2:20 pm
Less than a day after President Joe Biden said the United States would come to Taiwan's defense if China were to launch an attack on the territory, one of the Communist Party's leading propaganda organs is calling the president's bluff.
The Global Times, a Communist Party mouthpiece closely tied to the regime, on Friday quickly jumped on the comments, saying "Biden won't make good on ‘defend Taiwan' claim." The propaganda outlet further accused the president of significantly shifting U.S. policy on Taiwan, which it described as "a major shift in the cross-Straits situation" that is "bound to trigger fierce confrontation" with the Chinese military.
Biden was asked during a televised town hall event on Thursday evening if America would come to Taiwan's defense were China to launch an assault. "Yes, we have a commitment to do that," Biden said. His remarks came amid China's increasingly aggressive stance toward Taiwan, including invading the island country's airspace earlier this month with a swarm of more than 50 warplanes.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-calls-bidens-bluff-on-taiwan/
