With his Taiwan statement, Biden increases pressure on China — and the US military

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Visiting Tokyo on Monday, President Joe Biden was asked whether he would order the U.S. military to defend Taiwan were China to invade the island democracy.

Biden responded unequivocally: “Yes.”

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