The United States has said that it would defend Taiwan if China attacked. President Joe Biden said this to the reporters when asked whether the US would defend Taiwan at a crucial juncture.<br />''<br />''But, a White House Spokesman later told some US media outlets that his remarks did not signify a change in policy.<br />''<br />''Taiwan also reacted by saying Mr Biden's statement would not change its own position with regard to China.<br />''<br />''The US has long practiced strategic ambiguity when it comes to the thorny issue of defending Taiwan. This has meant the US has been deliberately ambiguous about what it would do if China were to attack the island. It should be noted that the US has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but sells arms to it as part of its Taiwan Relations Act, which states that the US must help the island defend itself.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province, one that it may take back by force one day if necessary, whereas Taiwan claims that it is a sovereign state.</span><br />