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Biden’s bullish rhetoric on Taiwan risks provoking China with no gain in security

The president’s latest pledge to defend the island contradicts the US’s longstanding One China policy

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2022

China says it has patience needed to bring Taiwan under control

China said it has the patience to someday bring Taiwan under its control, partly because “compatriots” there want it to happen -- a view that contrasts with polling showing sceptical views of Beijing in the democracy.

Bangkok Post · Sep 21, 2022

US and Canadian Warships Sail through Taiwan Strait

A US destroyer and a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in the latest joint operation aimed at reinforcing the route's status as an international waterway. Beijing views as its own both democratic Taiwan and the narrow body of water separating the island from mainland China --…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 21, 2022

Taiwan denounces China's peaceful 'reunification' pledge

Taiwan will never allow China to "meddle" in its future, the government said on Wednesday, after a Chinese government spokesperson said Beijing was willing to make the utmost effort to strive for a peaceful "reunification" with the island.

Reuters · Sep 21, 2022

Wong prepares to meet Chinese counterpart

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and is working to lock in a meeting with her Chinese counterpart.

AAP · Sep 21, 2022

Biden’s vow to defend Taiwan makes US policy shift explicit

WASHINGTON — Three times as president, Joe Biden has said the U.S. would defend Taiwan if China invades the island, and each time his staff argued he wasn’t changing long-standing U.S. policy to keep Beijing guessing about U.S. intentions. His fourth time makes that much harder to do.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

UK's Truss and Japan's Kishida to work on countering China -statement

British Prime Minister Liz Truss condemned provocations over Taiwan by China in a meeting with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the United Nations General Assembly, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

One year later, growing global perils as Biden returns to UN

President Joe Biden is confronting difficult issues as he travels to New York this week for the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

U.S., Canadian warships sail through Taiwan Strait for 2nd time in a year

A U.S. Navy warship and a Canadian frigate made a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the militaries of both nations said, at a time of heightened military tension between Beijing and Taipei.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

China says Joe Biden’s remarks on Taiwan send ‘seriously wrong signal’

Biden earlier vowed that American forces would defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022