<Anchor> In response
to the question of what to do if China attacks Taiwan, US President Biden once again stated that he would defend Taiwan. China strongly opposed it.
This is Beijing Correspondent Ji-Sung Kim.
<Reporter>
President Biden at a CNN town hall meeting in the United States answered a question assuming a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
[Biden/President of the United States: (If China attacks Taiwan, will the United States defend it?) We have a duty to do so.]
In an August press interview, President Biden said, "The same goes for Taiwan," referring to the NATO collective defense provisions.
If Taiwan were to be invaded, the US could intervene.
When the United States established diplomatic ties with China in 1979, it cut ties with Taiwan and withdrew US troops stationed in Taiwan.
The US has taken as its official position 'strategic ambiguity', neither admitting nor denying the possibility of military intervention in Taiwan.
China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, strongly objected.
[Wang Wenbin / Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Do not confront the 1.4 billion Chinese people. Please be careful with your words and actions on the Taiwan issue.]
This month, China has been carrying out a series of armed demonstrations, such as sortieing the largest military aircraft in history to the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone.
President Xi Jinping also expressed his will to reunify Taiwan.
As concerns over China's invasion of Taiwan grew, President Biden also mentioned the possibility of a change in the US government's position and is believed to have warned China.
(Video coverage: Duk-Hyun Choi, video editing: Jin-Won Kim, CG: Hyeon-Jeong Jeong, video source: Weibo)