China Hits Out At Joe Biden's Comments On Taiwan

The United States would come to Taiwan's defence and has a commitment to defend the island, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday, though the White House said later there was no change in policy towards the island.

"Yes, we have a commitment to do that," Biden said at a CNN town hall when asked if the United States would come to the defence of Taiwan.

A White House spokesperson said Biden at his town hall was not announcing any change in US policy, but declined further comment when asked if Biden had misspoken.

China expressed its displeasure anyway, with a foreign ministry spokesman saying the country has no room for concessions on its core interests.

China urges the United States "not to send the wrong signals to the forces of Taiwan independence, to avoid seriously harming Sino-US ties and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," spokesman Wang Wenbin said in Beijing. (Reuters)