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For decades, the U.S. has walked a careful line when it comes to Taiwan — vowing to protect the island from China, without saying exactly how far it would go to do that.
On Monday, that appeared to change.
On today’s episode
David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.
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President Biden’s seemingly offhand remarks about Taiwan, made during his visit to Asia, caught some of his staff by surprise.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been closely watched by those in Taiwan who feel that their island faces a similar threat from Beijing.
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David E. Sanger contributed reporting.
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