US President Joe Biden and China Xi Jinping died more of two hours Thursday speaking through future of they complicated Link, with ignition point of Taiwan once again emerging as a key Point of tension.
According to the outline of The call Issued by Beijing, Xi affirmed China’s claim over The island that ruled itself for contracts.
“Those who play with fire The ministry said of Foreign Affairs. “It is hoped that the United States clear-When about this. “
The White House released its own recipe of Talking about Taiwan saying that Biden “emphasized that the United States policy he did not do changed And the United States firmly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.”
The goal of The callwhich began at 8:33 a.m. EST and ended at 10:50 a.m. EDT, was intended to “manage our differences responsibly and work The White House said.
As usual, China left No doubt she blames the United States for The deteriorating relationship between the two countries.
President Xi stressed that the approach and identification of China-US relations in terms of strategic competition And the view China as the main and most dangerous competitor for a long time -term challenge It would misunderstand Sino-US relations and misread China development and will deceive people of the two countries and the international community”Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The call took place And Biden aims to find it new Methods work with China and contain its influence around world. different viewpoints on global health and economics policy And human rights tested the relationship long ago – with China refused to condemn Russia invasion of Ukraine is adding more pressure.
The latest The pressure point was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to democratic Taiwan government And receive unofficial defensive support From the United States, but China considers it a part of it of its lands. Beijing said it would view This trip is a provocation, a threat taken by US officials with increasing seriousness in light of Russian incursion into Ukraine.
If the United States insists on go own way And the challenge of China’s net profit, it certainly will be met with Strong responses,” spokesperson Zhao Lijian for The Chinese Foreign Ministry told reporters earlier this week. “All consequences of this will be borne by the United States.”
Pelosi will be highestUS ranking elected official To travel to Taiwan since Republican Newt Gingrich visited the island in 1997 when he was Speaker of the House of Representatives. Biden last Reporters week that the United States military Officials believe it “wasn’t good idea” for Spokesperson to visit the island at the moment.
John Kirby, American national Security spokesman, Wednesday that this is important for Biden and Xi to touch the base regularly.
“The president wants to do sure that fonts of Telecommunications with President Xi remain open because they need To,” Kirby told reporters at a White House news conference. “There are issues on which we can cooperate with China onThere are issues, there is obviously friction and tension.”
Biden and rumors last wire in March, shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“This is it one of The most important bilateral relations in The world today, with The repercussions are far beyond individual countries, Kirby said.
Biden has moved to change the adoption of the United States off Chinese Manufacturing, Including Senate Corridor Wednesday of Legislation to encourage semiconductor companies to build more high-tech the plants in Biden the United States wants to rally global democracies support Infrastructure Investments in Low- and middle-income countries as an alternative to China’s “Belt and Road Initiative”, which aims to promote China trade with else global markets.
Hafez Biden in place Tariffs in the Trump Era on Many goods manufactured in China to maintain influence over Beijing. But he is considering whether it will relieve at least some of them to reduce the effect of high inflation on American families.
American officials have also criticize ChinazeroCorona virus disease policy of Comprehensive testing and closings in Attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19 in He described it as misleading and feared it would slow down further global economic growth.
else points of The strain includes Chinese medicine of Uyghur Muslims, whom the United States declared genocide, militarization in South China Sea and global campaign of economic and political espionage.
