{"id":10612,"date":"2022-07-29T02:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T00:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=10612"},"modified":"2022-07-29T02:21:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T00:21:09","slug":"biden-xi-hold-phone-talks-amid-rising-tensions-over-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/biden-xi-hold-phone-talks-amid-rising-tensions-over-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden, Xi hold phone talks amid rising tensions over Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><strong>U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about concerns on Taiwan among other regional and global issues. The call lasted over two hours.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese state media reported that Xi called on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/tag\/u-s\/\"><span style=\"color:#ac0707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">United States<\/span><\/a> to honor the one-China principle and stressed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/tag\/china\/\"><span style=\"color:#ac0707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">China<\/span><\/a> firmly opposed Taiwanese independence and interference of external forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xi was quoted as saying that \u201cThe position of the Chinese government and people on the Taiwan question is consistent, and resolutely safeguarding China&#8217;s national sovereignty and territorial integrity \u2026 The will of the people cannot be defied and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cgtn.com\/news\/2022-07-28\/Xi-speaks-with-Biden-on-phone-1c2im63HiBG\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#ac0707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">those who play with fire will perish by it<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Xi underscored that \u201cto approach and define China-US relations in terms of strategic competition and view China as the primary rival and the most serious long-term challenge would be misperceiving China-U.S. relations and misreading China\u2019s development, and would mislead the people of the two countries and the international community,\u201d Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/tag\/taiwan\/\"><span style=\"color:#ac0707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Taiwan<\/span><\/a> issue, President Biden stressed that \u201cthe United States policy has not changed and that the United States strongly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I spoke with President Xi Jinping of the People\u2019s Republic of China as part of our efforts to deepen lines of communication, responsibly manage our differences, and address issues of mutual interest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwIeg35h8j\">pic.twitter.com\/mwIeg35h8j<\/a><\/p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1552711742681137152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/07\/28\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-president-xi-jinping-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"color:#ac0707\" class=\"has-inline-color\">White House release<\/span><\/a> said that the two leaders discussed\u00a0a range of issues important to the bilateral relationship and\u00a0other\u00a0regional and global issues, and\u00a0tasked their teams to\u00a0continue\u00a0following\u00a0up on today\u2019s conversation, in particular, to\u00a0address\u00a0climate change\u00a0and health security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taiwan was the core issue discussed as the talks take place in the backdrop of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s\u00a0potential visit to Taiwan which China considers part of its territory.\u00a0If the trip happens, Pelosi would be the highest-ranking U.S. politician to visit Taiwan since 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beijing has said it would view such a trip as a provocation. \u201cIf the U.S. insists on going its own way and challenging China\u2019s bottom line, it will surely be met with forceful responses,\u201d Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for China\u2019s Foreign Ministry, told reporters earlier this week. \u201cAll ensuing consequences shall be borne by the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/US-China-Flags.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/US-China-Flags.jpg?resize=837%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8903\" width=\"837\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/US-China-Flags.jpg?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/US-China-Flags.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The White House said that the phone conversation was a part of the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to\u00a0\u201cmaintain and deepen lines of communication between the\u00a0United\u00a0States and the PRC\u00a0and\u00a0responsibly\u00a0manage our differences and work together where our interests align.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call follows\u00a0the conversation between the two leaders\u00a0on March 18 and a\u00a0series\u00a0of other\u00a0conversations\u00a0between\u00a0high-level U.S.\u00a0and Chinese officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about concerns on Taiwan among other regional and global 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