Biden and Xi’s phone conversation about Ukraine and Taiwan
| US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first direct talks on Tuesday since they met in November last year. |
According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Kakh White said in a statement that Biden used the call to emphasize “the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the rule of law and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea”.
Biden and Xi agreed in November to resume military communications and cooperate to limit the production of the drug fentanyl. They had not spoken on the phone since July 2022.
After the November meeting, Biden told reporters that he had not changed his view that Xi was a dictator, that This comment angered China. Read
The White House announced: Biden and Xi also discussed concerns about China’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine, its economic trade practices, rights violations They talked about Xinjiang and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Biden and Xi have continued to hold talks, seeking to smooth things over after experiencing a rocky period in relations. are. Relations between the two countries deteriorated after a Chinese balloon flew over the United States and was shot down by an American fighter early last year.
Signs of improvement Relations have improved in recent months as both sides took steps to re-establish communication channels after relations between the two world superpowers plunged to their lowest level in decades.
The White House said: “The two sides welcome ongoing efforts to maintain open channels of communication and responsibly manage the relationship through high-level diplomacy and consultations in the coming weeks and months.”
Biden and Xi also talked about ways to manage competition, avoid conflict and keep lines of communication open. It is forbidden to endanger national security. China has accused Washington of using economic and trade issues as weapons.
In a call on Tuesday, Biden said the United States would take steps to prevent the use of of advanced US technologies to undermine US national security without unduly restricting trade and investment.
| © | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |
