Thu Feb 27 04:48:58 UTC 2025: ## Trump Remains Silent on US Response to Potential Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
**Washington D.C.** – President Donald Trump sidestepped a question Wednesday regarding a potential Chinese military takeover of Taiwan, stating he would not comment on the hypothetical scenario. “I never comment on that,” Trump said during a White House Cabinet meeting. “I don’t want to ever put myself in that position.”
The question posed to the former president focused on whether he would maintain a policy preventing China from seizing Taiwan by force. While expressing his desire for positive US-China relations, including cross-border investment, Trump’s refusal to address the Taiwan contingency stands in stark contrast to his successor, Joe Biden.
Biden, during his presidency, explicitly stated that the US military would defend Taiwan against a Chinese attack. The US has long maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding its response to such an event, neither confirming nor denying military intervention. This ambiguity contrasts sharply with Biden’s more direct commitment.
China has consistently refused to rule out the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, a claim vehemently rejected by the Taiwanese government. The US officially recognizes the People’s Republic of China, not Taiwan, but continues to provide the island with defensive weaponry under the Taiwan Relations Act.
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