TAIPEI -- U.S. President Joe Biden's bombshell in Tokyo late last month that America would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against a potential Chinese invasion has sent academics and officials in Taipei scrambling to assess Washington's position.
Biden said Beijing does not have the "jurisdiction to go in and use force to take over Taiwan" -- an island that has never been ruled by Communist China. The president added later that the U.S. hasn't changed its strategic policy on Taiwan, which opposes any unilateral changes to the status quo.
