Analyzing the state of the world’s largest economy, he was optimistic, shortly after assuring that the coronavirus pandemic “is over” in his country.
He also predicted that his government will contain inflation, the main reason for his weak approval ratings and the reason the Republican opposition believes they can take control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections in November.
Asked about the tension with China unleashed by the situation in Taiwan, Biden again seemed to defy decades of US policy on the island with the promise that he would send troops to defend it if China tried to “invade” it.
“Yes,” he replied, adding that this would happen in the event that China decides on a military solution over that territory whose sovereignty it claims within the framework of the “One China” policy, considered a red line by Beijing.
Until now, Washington has respected this doctrine under a format known as “strategic ambiguity”, by which it recognizes Chinese sovereignty over the island with self-government but opposes any attempt by force to end the Government of Taiwan.
Although Washington arms Taiwan, there is no clear promise of direct US military support.
The White House said Biden’s latest remarks do not indicate a change.
In another scathing message to America’s biggest economic and geopolitical rival, Biden said he had warned Chinese President Xi Jinping not to support Russia militarily in its invasion of Ukraine.
He claimed that he told Xi that US and other countries’ investment in China would be cut off and that to think otherwise would be “a gigantic mistake.”
He also said that if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses nuclear or other unconventional weapons against Ukraine, the US response will be “relevant.” “Do not do it. Do not do it. Don’t do it,” he told Putin.
Despite low ratings from his administration and polls showing Democrats likely to lose control of at least one house in Congress, Biden said he is optimistic. Noting that employment is booming and the economy is strong, Biden said “hopefully we can have, as they say, a soft landing.”
As for questions about whether he is physically and mentally capable at his age to continue in the grueling job, Biden replied “look at me” and argued that the way to judge him is by his actions.
Asked about his source of inspiration when times get tough, Biden mentioned his son Beau, who died in 2015, but also his parents’ exhortation to “just get up” in the face of adversity, and concluded the talk by assuring that he had “a lot of more to give”.
Source: Ambito
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