U.S. forces would defend Taiwan against Chinese attack, Biden says

U.S. forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, President Joe Biden said Sunday, his clearest statement yet on the issue and one that is likely to infuriate Beijing. In a "60 Minutes" interview broadcast on CBS, Biden was asked whether the United States would defend Taiwan against an attack from Beijing, which claims the self-ruling island democracy as its territory. "Yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack," he said. The president said "yes" when asked if he meant that, unlike in Ukraine, U.S. forces would come to Taiwan's defense. This is at least the…