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President Joe Biden on Saturday said that the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan after Taiwanese voters gave the ant-China ruling party a third presidential term. This remark came less than a day after the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te came to power. "We do not support independence..." Biden said when asked about Saturday's elections. Hours ahead of the polls opening, Washington had warned "it would be unacceptable" for "any" country to interfere in the election. Taiwan, a neighbouring island China claims as its own, has been a democratic success story since…
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