BEIJING (AP) – President Joe Biden says U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. Biden’s comment adds to displays of official U.S. support for the island democracy in the face of intimidation by the mainland’s ruling Communist Party. Biden said “yes” when asked in an interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” program whether “U.S. men and women would defend Taiwan” in the event of a Chinese invasion. CBS News said it was told by the White House after the interview that U.S. policy hasn’t changed. Washington doesn’t say whether it would send forces to defend the island.