US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his country's policy towards Taiwan remained unchanged, a day after his comments raised questions about whether Washington was shifting from its long-standing policy of maintaining an ambiguous stance on the self-ruled island claimed by China as a renegade province.
When asked at the sidelines of the Quad summit hosted by Japan as to whether the policy of strategic ambiguity towards Taiwan was changed, Biden replied: "No."
"The policy has not changed at all. I stated that when I made my statement yesterday," Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted Biden as saying in a response to another question about whether or not US troops would be sent to Taiwan if China invaded the island. - PTI.
Chinese and Russian fighter jets carried out joint flights over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea on Tuesday as leaders of the Quad bloc met in Tokyo, Japan said.
Japan's Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said Tokyo had expressed "grave concerns" to Russia and China over the flights, which came as leaders from the United States, India, Australia and Japan held talks on regional security. - AFP.
TheQuadleaders on Tuesday committed to getting ahead of the virus by strengthening the global health architecture, including by enhancing finance and bolstering ongoing science and technology cooperation.
On March 21 last year, theQuadcountries announced 'theQuadvaccine partnership' at the first summit of the four-nation grouping.
TheQuadcountries have led and will continue to lead global efforts for Covid-19 response, with a view to building better health security and strengthening health systems, according to a joint statement issued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. - PTI.