US President Joe Biden sent a stern message to the Chinese authorities, declaring Washington’s readiness to participate militarily in the defense of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese “invasion”, while China expressed its protest against Biden’s statements, stressing that Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.
This came in a joint press conference held by Biden with Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo, in response to a question about the commitments made by the United States of America.
The US President said: “Washington is ready to participate militarily in the defense of Taiwan in the event of an invasion by China, if necessary,” noting that “we will remain committed to maintaining peace and security in the Taiwan Strait, and we intend to ensure that the status quo is not unilaterally changed.” “.
Biden’s positions were met with strong protests by the Chinese authorities and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
“The United States of America should be careful with its comments on Taiwan,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news conference.
“China expresses strong dissatisfaction and protest to the statement of the US side,” he added, stressing that Taiwan is “an inalienable part of the Chinese territory.”
Noting that the total amount of US arms deals to Taiwan has already exceeded $70 billion, Wang Wenbin stressed that China will not allow any country in the world to interfere in its domestic politics, including the Taiwan issue.
He added, “Taiwan is Chinese territory, and its issue belongs to China’s internal policy affairs, and we urge the United States of America to abide by the principle of a united China and the provisions of the three joint communiques between the two countries.”
Wang Wenbin called on the United States to “not underestimate the strong determination, consensus and strong capabilities of the Chinese people to safeguard China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
In turn, the head of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Yang Jiechi, expressed his dissatisfaction with the US president’s remarks.
And he indicated, during a telephone conversation with the US President’s National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, that Washington had made a number of statements and had taken a number of wrong actions of “interfering in the internal affairs of the country,” calling on the United States to “fulfill its commitments, foremost of which is adherence to the principle of a united China.” “.
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