The American President met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday to discuss China-Russia’s joint stance and set up surveillance over China’s naval activities.
US President Joe Biden warned in Tokyo on Monday (May 23) that the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if Beijing invaded the self-governing island, warning that China is “flirting with the danger”.
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Japan and the United States “will monitor the recent activities of the Chinese Navy, as well as movements related to the joint exercises between China and Russia,” said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after his meeting with US President Joe Biden.
“That’s the commitment we made,” Joe Biden said when asked whether the United States would intervene militarily against a Chinese attempt to seize that territory by force. “We approved the One China Policy, we signed it (…), but the idea that (Taiwan) can be taken by force is just not appropriate,” he said.
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“We are firmly opposed to attempts to forcefully change the status quo in the East China Sea and South China Sea,” Fumio Kishida said at a news conference. “Furthermore, we have agreed to jointly address various China-related issues, including human rights,” he added.