Biden Sparks Fresh Confusion Over U.S. Policy Toward Taiwan

  • President tells reporters Taiwan ‘makes its own decisions’
  • ‘Good meeting’ Biden says of virtual summit with China’s Xi
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President Joe Biden reignited confusion about his administration’s approach toward Taiwan hours after a lengthy virtual summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, providing an early test of whether the countries can move past the issue after a generally positive meeting.

Speaking to reporters in New Hampshire on Tuesday, Biden said Taiwan “makes its own decisions,” and that the self-governing island is “independent.”