U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks since 2017 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday. Here are some takeaways from the three-and-a-half hour meeting:
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Xi too was explicit about Taiwan, calling it the "first red line" that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations. He said he hoped the United States would match its words with action and abide by the one-China policy.Beijing had halted a series of formal dialogue channels with Washington – including on climate change and military-to-military talks – after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's August trip to Taiwan, a move U.S.
He said starting a trade or technology war, building walls and barriers, and pushing for decoupling and severing supply chains ran counter to the principles of market economy and undermine international trade rules.
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