
Biden's Taiwan comment hangs over summit with leaders of Japan, India and Australia on final day of Asia trip
CNN
As he concludes his debut tour of Asia, President Joe Biden is using Russia's invasion of Ukraine to send an unmistakable message to China: a similar breach of international order would generate a fierce US response.
Speaking to a high-level summit here of Indo-Pacific leaders, Biden underscored the grave consequences of a war that continues to grind forward, despite withering sanctions from a mostly-united West. The message, delivered in a region watching closely for signals of how the US may respond to aggression from China, was one of resolve.
"We're navigating a dark hour in our shared history," Biden said as he sat facing the leaders of India, Australia, and Japan.

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