RETHINKING - October 23, 2021 - Will the United States come to the aid of Taiwan?

At this moment, after the bad withdrawal from Afghanistan, the political and defense analysts are questioning if The United States would come to the aid of Taiwan, if China invades the island. 

In recent weeks, we commented on a series of opinion columns from the Wall Street Journal about this issue.

Here, we also can read an opinion column from the New York Times about the crucial issue titled: "Biden Said the U.S. Would Protect Taiwan. But It’s Not That Clear-Cut." by David E. Sanger.

The columnist of New York Times says 'The American policy — called “strategic ambiguity” because it leaves vague exactly how the United States would react — does not lend itself to a tough-sounding response. So the White House was quick to declare that American policy had not changed after President Biden was asked at a CNN town hall event on Thursday night whether the United States would protect Taiwan and he said, “Yes, we have a commitment to do that.”'

After a series of observations about the recent declarations of President Biden, the columnist concludes that till now we don't know if the United States really will support Taiwan independence. 

SOURCES: The New York Times