US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) led discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping on critical issues at the US-China Summit, with a senior US official noting that Biden emphasised the Middle East, CNN reported. Xi told Biden that the United States should \u201ctake real actions to honour its commitment of not supporting \u2018Taiwan Independence\u2019,\u201d as reported by Chinese state media. \u201cChina will eventually achieve reunification, and will inevitably achieve reunification,\u201d Xinhua quoted Xi as saying in the readout.<\/p>\n
As the conversation delved into Taiwan, Xi expressed concerns over the island being the most significant and dangerous issue in US-China relations. He outlined China\u2019s preference for peaceful reunification and the conditions under which force might be employed. Biden reiterated the US commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the region. \u201cPresident Xi responded, \u2018Look, peace is all well and good, but at some point, we need to move towards resolution more generally,\u201d CNN quoted the US official as saying.<\/p>\n
Regarding Taiwan\u2019s upcoming vote in January, the US requested that China respect the island\u2019s electoral process. Despite ongoing concerns about China\u2019s substantial military buildup around Taiwan, officials left the meeting with the impression that Xi was not gearing up for a massive invasion. During the talks, Biden also urged Xi to leverage China\u2019s influence with Iran to discourage further escalation, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed that they had already engaged in discussions with the Iranians on this matter.<\/p>\n
The extent to which Iran took China\u2019s messages seriously remained uncertain to Biden\u2019s aides after the meeting. Biden clarified his view that Hamas should be considered separately from the broader Palestinian issue, according to CNN. Throughout the dialogue, the US official said that Xi \u201crevealed quite clearly a deep knowledge of some of the debates about China in the United States and I think in some respects, he\u2019s quite sensitive to come of those discussions.\u201d Following the summit, a senior US official told CNN that Biden and Xi agreed to address fentanyl production and restore military communication.<\/p>\n
The results, while seen as progress, fell short of a joint statement or formal declaration of cooperation. China committed to targeting companies producing precursor chemicals for fentanyl, a potent narcotic contributing to the US drug crisis. The US will closely monitor China\u2019s follow-through on these commitments, as reported by CNN. Xi also agreed to mechanisms addressing potential military miscalculations and established forums for both sides to voice their concerns. The re-establishment of military-to-military communication was a significant point of emphasis for the US, with Biden and top advisers consistently raising it in conversations with their Chinese counterparts.<\/p>\n
Despite challenges, the summit concluded positively, with Biden stating that the talks went well and noting \u201creal progress\u201d on social media after a walk around the historic estate south of San Francisco with Xi, CNN reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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