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US says support for Taiwan ‘rock-solid’ as Chinese jets buzz island Jan 24, 2021 Washington (AFP) – The United States’ commitment to Taiwan is “rock-solid”, the State Department said late Saturday, as it warned that China’s “attempts to intimidate” the island are a threat to regional peace. The comments are the first from Washington on relations with Taiwan since President Joe Biden’s inauguration last week, and came on the same day Taipei reported multiple Chinese jets and bombers had flown into its air defense zone. State Department spokesman Ned Price said it “notes with concern the pattern of ongoing PRC...
