WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden's recent comment promising a military response to a Chinese attack on Taiwan appears to have been a calculated attempt to rein in both sides to maintain the status quo.
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U.S. President Joe Biden at a news conference in Tokyo on May 23. © Pool photo/Reuters
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