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US says ‘no change’ in Taiwan policy after Biden defense vow against China The White House clarified Friday that there was no change in US policy on Taiwan after President Joe Biden promised to defend the island from Chinese attack, angering Beijing. “The president was not announcing any change in our policy and there is no change in our policy,” a White House spokesperson said. The White House said it was still guided by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, in which Congress required the US to provide the island weapons for its own defense but was ambiguous on whether the...
