Biden raises: "We will defend Taiwan with the army"

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": in an interview with the CBS 60 Minutes program,

relaunches his commitment to protect the island claimed by China by adding another burning dossier on the eve of an assembly general of the UN where there is certainly no shortage of tensions, starting with those over the Kremlin war in Ukraine.

The president, who will speak in the courtroom on Wednesday, did not seem to have doubts because when asked if this meant an intervention by the US military in the event of a Chinese army invasion, unlike what happened with the Russian attack. against Kiev, he replied with a peremptory "Yes".

It is the third time in a year that the American president has reaffirmed this position, first in October and then in May.

But this is his most explicit statement and it is difficult for Beijing to consider it a gaffe, despite the usual clarifications of the White House to ensure that the United States respects the One China policy, namely that Washington recognizes only Beijing and not Taipei.

Principle, however, reaffirmed in the interview by Biden himself.

So much so that the Dragon promptly reacted.

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"The claims of the United States severely violate the important commitment made not to support Taiwan's independence and send a grossly wrong signal to the Taiwanese independence forces," said spokeswoman Mao Ning, also attacking Taipei for using "for political purposes. "demonstrations of condolences for the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Already in July, before the controversial visit of speaker Nancy Pelosi which inflamed the clash between the two powers, Chinese President Xi Jinping had warned Biden not to "play with fire" on Taiwan, threatening that "those who play with fire they will die because of the fire. "

Taipei naturally thanks and expresses "sincere gratitude" to Biden for having "reaffirmed the very solid promise of the US government for the security of Taiwan".

"We will resist authoritarian expansion and aggression and deepen the close security partnership" with Washington and other similarly aligned governments, island diplomacy said.

The Taiwan Relations Act provides that the US has diplomatic and military relations with Taipei and guarantees it the means to defend itself but does not indicate whether American military forces should be sent in case of need.

With his latest release Biden calls into question the long "strategic ambiguity" that has characterized the American position so far, drawing a sort of red line ("an unprecedented attack") which he is now forced to respect in order not to undermine the credibility of the States. United and their global deterrent effect.

A challenge that echoes at the UN, where, however, the main test will be to measure the isolation of Moscow in the world arena after the failure to invite the queen to the funeral and the coldness of China and India at the Samarkand summit.