Mr Biden said the US had a "commitment to do that" when asked if the US would defend Taiwan President Joe Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held US foreign policy position. But a White House spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a change in policy.
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