US Seventh Fleet, Royal Canadian Navy warships transit Taiwan Strait
US Seventh Fleet, Royal Canadian Navy warships transit Taiwan Strait
2022-09-21
The U.S. Seventh Fleet announced last night that it had conducted another routine transit of the Taiwan Strait. This time around, it was the destroyer USS Higgins that sailed across the strait with the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Vancouver. In a statement, the seventh fleet stated that the transit demonstrated the commitment of the U.S. and its allies to a free and open Indo-Pacific. The transit comes just days after U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview that the U.S. would come to Taiwan’s defense in the event of a Chinese attack.
Scott Pelley
CBS reporter
So unlike Ukraine, to be clear, sir, U.S. forces, U.S. men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Joe Biden
US president
Yes.
In an exclusive interview on CBS “60 Minutes,” U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. would defend Taiwan in a Chinese invasion. After the comments, the White House came out to reiterate that its stance on Taiwan remained unchanged. It is the fourth time that Biden says in public that the U.S. would come to Taiwan’s defense in a Chinese attack.
Jake Sullivan
White House national security adviser
He was asked a very similar question back in Tokyo in May. He gave a similar answer in Tokyo in May that he gave in the “60 Minutes” interview. “Have you just announced a major policy change?” And he said, “No, I have not.” Well, as the President said in his interview on “60 Minutes,” we continue to stand behind the “One China” policy. We continue to stand against unilateral changes to the status quo. And we continue to stand for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The president has reiterated those basic commitments on every occasion that he’s talked about Taiwan, including in this interview.
And the U.S. is not just showing support for Taiwan with words. The U.S. Seventh Fleet on Tuesday night confirmed that the USS Higgins and the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Vancouver had conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit earlier in the day. It added that the transit demonstrated the commitment of the U.S. and its allies and partners to a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Catherine Colonna
French minister of foreign affairs
The status quo, which is the current situation in the area, should not be challenged — neither by China nor by anyone else.
The French foreign minister spoke up for Taiwan in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly is underway. And more support has come from other foreign dignitaries. After a bilateral meeting on Tuesday, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio released a joint statement condemning China’s recent provocations over Taiwan. In recent days, more and more countries have spoken up against China, while standing up for Taiwan.
白宮重申支持台海和平 美加軍艦穿越台海
2022-09-21
美國總統拜登日前接受媒體專訪時，再度提到美國將協防台灣。白宮國安顧問蘇利文20號表示，美國對台政策不變，依舊支持台海和平穩定、反對單方面改變現狀。而美軍也證實，一艘美國驅逐艦和加拿大巡防艦20號穿越台灣海峽。
[[主持人]]
“所以，不同於烏克蘭，說白了，萬一中國侵台，美軍的男男女女將會保護台灣？”
[[美國總統 拜登]]
“是的。”
CBS電視台周日播出的專訪，拜登親口表示會協防台灣。白宮國安顧問也出面重申，對台政策不變，事實上，拜登上台以來，已經四度表態保衛台灣。
[[白宮國安顧問 蘇利文]]
“他5月時在東京也被問到類似問題，他也給出與這次專訪類似的答案。正如總統在「60分鐘」訪問所說，美國持續恪守一中政策，反對片面改變現狀，並且支持台海和平穩定，總統每次談及台灣時，都會重申這些基本承諾，也包括這次訪問。”
保護台灣也不只是嘴巴上說說，美國海軍第七艦隊證實，美軍勃克級的神盾驅逐艦「希金斯號」和加拿大巡防艦「溫哥華號」，台北時間20通過台灣海峽，並表示這樣的合作，展現美國與盟邦對於印太地區的承諾。
[[法國外長 柯隆納]]
“(台海)現狀，就是現在的情況，不應該受到中國或任何人的威脅。”
法國外長出席聯大會議期間，端出挺台言論。英國首相特拉斯和日本首相岸田文雄20號在美國見面之後，也發布聲明，譴責中國頻頻對台挑釁。國際聯合抗中挺台，立場越來越清晰。
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