{"id":71140,"date":"2022-09-19T22:16:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T22:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/19\/us-troops-will-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades-biden-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:25:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:25:36","slug":"us-troops-will-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades-biden-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/09\/19\/us-troops-will-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades-biden-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US troops will defend Taiwan if China invades, Biden says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired Sunday, President Joe Biden said that U.S. service members would be called up to help Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe agree with what we signed onto a long time ago,\u201d Biden said in the interview. \u201cAnd that there\u2019s one China policy, and Taiwan makes their own judgments about their independence. We are not moving \u2014 we\u2019re not encouraging their being independent. &#8230; That\u2019s their decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when asked if U.S. forces would defend the island, the president took his stance a step further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While this isn\u2019t the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/05\/23\/biden-us-would-intervene-with-military-to-defend-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\">first instance of<\/a> Biden suggesting the U.S. would support Taiwan, it is the first time he has made it clear that U.S. forces would be involved in such a circumstance. 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But it\u2019s also important to note that the Taiwan Relations Act does dictate that the U.S. has to help arm Taiwan in the event of mounting a defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. troops have been active in the region as tensions between China and Taiwan continue to escalate, most recently in the form of the cruiser Chancellorsville sailing the Taiwan Strait this September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, China called the repeated transit of the guided-missile destroyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/07\/20\/uss-benfold-transits-taiwan-strait-a-move-china-calls-provocative\/\" target=\"_blank\">Benfold through the South China Sea a \u201cprovocation.\u201d<\/a> The destroyer is just one of several U.S. ships that routinely patrol Pacific waters to protect maritime stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ship transited through a corridor in the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State,\u201d 7th Fleet officials said. \u201cThe ship\u2019s transit through the Taiwan Strait demonstrates the United States\u2019 commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Army Pacific\u2019s Gen. 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Some of the equipment we are just going to leave here,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us-armys-pacific-commander-wants-keep-rocket-launchers-frontline-japanese-base-2022-09-09\/\">Flynn told Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/china-lodges-complaint-after-biden-says-us-would-defend-taiwan-chinese-invasion-2022-09-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a> report published Monday, China has publicly decried the president\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said last month that China has the right to take every measure necessary against any actions that aim to split the nation apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are willing to do our best to strive for peaceful reunification,\u201d Mao said. \u201cAt the same time, we will not tolerate any activities aimed at 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