TOKYO -- U.S. President Joe Biden's assertion Monday that his government would use military force to defend Taiwan has set off speculation that Washington is reassessing its long-held policy of "strategic ambiguity" on the island.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on May 23. © Reuters
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