Biden says the United States has a "commitment" to protect Taiwan if China attacks

Hong Kong — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States would protect Taiwan [China](//www.cbsnews.com/changing-china/) I have attacked a democratically governed island. The White House sought to determine if Biden might have suggested a change in Washington's long-standing "strategic ambiguity" policy about the role the United States would play in a military conflict. , Immediately set back his remarks. [China and Taiwan](//www.cbsnews.com/news/taiwan-china-war-us-warning-record-number-chinese-military-flights/) .. "Yes, we have a commitment," said the president. [CNN Town Hall](//edition.cnn.com/2021/10/21/politics/taiwan-china-biden-town-hall/index.html) Whether the United States defends Taiwan in the face of a Chinese attack in Baltimore, Maryland. "China, Russia, and the rest of the world know…