Biden's pledge to defend Taiwan against China
US President Joe Biden has pledged to defend Taiwan against China if there is an unprecedented attack, breaking with the US's traditional policy of strategic ambiguity. This has caused tensions between the US and China to rise, with China warning that the US is sending the wrong signal to those seeking an independent Taiwan. The US has long acknowledged that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China, but does not recognise Beijing's sovereignty over the island while maintaining informal but close ties with Taipei.