Time for the US to rethink its defence stand on Taiwan, former US Pacific Command chief says

Former US Pacific Command chief Harry Harris has called on Washington to reassess its long-standing policy of keeping its commitment to Taiwan's defence ambiguous , warning that Beijing is seeking to "dominate" the self-ruled island. Harris, the US ambassador to South Korea until January, said mainland China was on a quest to "first isolate and then dominate Taiwan". The US administration of President Joe Biden has demanded that Beijing cease its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan, while helping the island to maintain a "sufficient self-defense capability" such as through arms sales. At the same time, the US government…