The US and Chinese presidents held a phone call lasting more than two hours on Thursday, the first since last March, in which Xi reiterated his claims about Taiwan.
Euskaraz irakurri: Xik “suarekin ez jolasteko” ohartarazi dio Bideni honek Taiwanen status quo-a nabarmendu ostean
the US president, Joe Bidenreaffirmed his respect for the status quo of Taiwan in an effort to reassure China, while its president, Xi Jinpingtook the opportunity to stern warning to Washington and ask “don’t play with fire”.
Biden and Xi had a phone call lasting more than two hours that the White House described as “direct and honest,” while the Chinese Foreign Ministry called it “candid and insightful.”
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the first to report the content of the conversation, the first since Marchin which Xi reiterated his claims to Taiwan, which Beijing considers part of its territory.
Xi, besides rejected any “foreign interference” but made no mention of a possible trip to Taiwan by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Democrat Nancy Pelosic. China has not yet confirmed the trip, but China has already warned it will respond decisively to a visit it sees as a threat.
“If you play with fire, you will burn yourself,” the State Department warned in its statement, expressing hope that “the US can see this clearly.”
In the conversation, Xi also called on Biden to adhere to the principle of: “a porcelain” which Beijing imposes as the basis of its ties to any country and that means that the only Chinese government Washington must recognize is the government based in Beijing, which distances it from Taiwan’s independence aspirations.
According to a senior White House official, in the call, Biden reiterated his respect for that principle that Washington cut diplomatic ties with Taipei and entered into with Beijing nearly half a century ago. In return, the US signed the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979who committed the country to the defense of the island, although it does not clarify whether the power would intervene in the event of a Chinese attack.
That policy of “strategic ambiguity” apparently broke down in May when Biden warned of the… possibility of US intervention if China invaded Taiwan, though the White House later tried to clarify that there had been no change in policy towards the island.
In the conversation with Xi, the first since that incident, Biden looked for… take it easy of the Asian giant and reiterate Washington’s respect for the status quo.
In particular, the White House explained that Biden told Xi that US policy has not changed and that his administration continues to “strongly resist” any unilateral attempt to “change the status quo or undermine peace and stability.” from the island.
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Source: EITB
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