China has warned the United States against “playing with fire” after President Joe Biden vowed to defend the self-ruled island of Taiwan militarily in the event of a Chinese attack. The Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Monday accused the US of “using the ‘Taiwan card’ to contain China”, ...
US President Joe Biden indicated on Monday that Washington is willing to use military force to defend Taiwan if necessary. Speaking at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, he said the US sees the idea of China “going in” with its troops as unacceptable. ...