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President Joe Biden of the United States stated on Monday that he would be willing to take action to defend Taiwan, drawing praise from the democratic, self-governing island but fierce rebuke from China. “Yes,” Biden said during a joint press conference alongside Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when asked if the US would support Taiwan if attacked. “We made that pledge,” Biden stated. “We support the policy of “one China.” We agreed to participate. From then, all of the subsequent agreements were made. But the notion that it can be seized simply by force is absurd. It is simply not proper.” On his first visit to Japan while taking office, He stated that such an act would never be planned or attempted. Taiwan’s foreign ministry expressed gratitude to Biden for confirming US backing for the island in the event of an invasion by Beijing. The remarks made by…