Will US Defend Taiwan ‘Militarily’? Blinken Won’t ‘Get Into Hypotheticals’ But Cites Commitment

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday declined to “get into hypotheticals” when asked if the U.S. would respond militarily “if China does try something in Taiwan,” but stressed that there has been a longstanding U.S. commitment to Taiwan’s defense, and “it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change the existing status quo by force.”