U.S. President Joe Biden, who is visiting Tokyo, intensified warnings against Beijing on Monday, warning that the United States would defend Taiwan in case China invades the island, which he said, “attracts at risk ”by multiplying military maneuvers.
Beijing’s reaction was strong, it was noted soberanya and the United States is already being judged play with fire.
After a visit to South Korea, Mr. Biden arrived in Japan on Sunday, American officials regarded these two countries as linchpins of the American system in the face of China’s rising power in the region.
At a joint press conference on Monday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Mr. Biden warned that the United States was ready to use its military methods if Beijing invaded the autonomous island of Taiwan.
” We agreed on a Chinese policy, we signed it […] but the idea that [Taïwan] can be taken by force is not appropriate. “
Beijing responded quickly by calling the US president that do not underestimate him firm determination sa protect one’s own sovereignty.
We urge the United States […] to prevent sending false signals to separatist forces of Taiwan, said Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
United States play with firethen responded to Zhu Fenglian, a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, often described as the Chinese government. They use the “map of Taiwan” to contain China and burn themselves in ithe added.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Biden’s comments were in line with U.S. policy on Taiwan.
As the president said, our one China policy has not changed.said Mr. Austin. He also stressed our commitment, contained in the Taiwan Relations Act, to empower Taiwan to defend itself.He added.
Demonstration of united front against Beijing, MM. Biden and Kishida also re -adopted their shared perspective of a free and open Indo-Pacificthe Japanese Prime Minister stating that Tokyo and Washington will monitor the recent activities of the Chinese Navy, as well as movements related to the joint exercises of China and Russia.
The US president focused on Russia, saying Moscow should pay a long -term price for him barbarism in Ukraine through sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies.
It’s not just about Ukraine, said Mr. Biden. In fact, if penalties were not maintained […] what signal will it send to China about the value of attempting to take Taiwan by force?.
Also in Tokyo on Tuesday, Biden will try to strengthen American leadership in the Asia-Pacific region by joining leaders from Australia, India and Japan for a summit of an informal alliance called Quad.
However, India has distinguished itself so far by its refusal to openly condemn Moscow to the war with Ukraine or reduce its trade with Russia. Mr. Biden will have a one-on-one meeting on Tuesday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Fears that unexpectedly North Korea will fire another missile or conduct a nuclear test at every stop on Mr Biden’s tour. Nothing happened during his stay in Seoul.
At his press conference with Mr. Kishida, Mr. Biden also announced a new economic partnership in the Asia-Pacific that will initially involve 13 countries, except China.
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is not a free trade agreement, but provides further integration to its member countries in four key areas: digital economy, supply chain, green energy and anti-corruption.
Beijing feels it has been deliberately excluded and clarified, which was condemned on Sunday small groups intended for contains china.
Under Donald Trump, the United States withdrew in 2017 from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a broad multilateral free trade agreement that was the subject of a new 2018 agreement without Washington.
Mr Biden clarified that he had no intention of reviving key free trade agreements, but announced on Monday that he was considering removing some tariff barriers weighing on China, stressing it had not been imposed by the administration. its.
Source: Radio-Canada
