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President Joe Biden stated on Monday that the US would be willing to engage militarily if China invaded the self-governing island of Taiwan, further clouding American policy in the region. Biden, speaking with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a news conference in Tokyo, said Beijing was already “flirting with danger” with its recent military drills and other aggressiveness toward Taiwan, which China considers its own territory. The question came up in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “You didn’t want to get involved in the Ukraine conflict militarily for obvious reasons,” a reporter asked. “Are you willing to...
