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Cotton Statement on Biden's Shift in Taiwan Policy

Statement

Date: May 23, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) issued the following statement regarding President Biden's recent comments about Taiwan:

"I've long said that we should change our Taiwan policy from "strategic ambiguity' to "strategic clarity': the United States will come to the defense of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack. As usual, strategic clarity and military strength is the best way to deter China. Given President Biden's apparent policy shift in off-the-cuff remarks at a press conference in Japan, followed by anonymous White House aides trying to "walk back' his statement, it's now essential that President Biden restate our new policy of strategic clarity in clear, deliberate remarks from a prepared text. Otherwise, the continued ambiguity and uncertainty will likely provoke the Chinese communists without deterring them--the worst of both worlds."


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