A senior US official with the US readout of the Biden – Xi meeting.
On Taiwan, as noted in the bullets below, “the biggest, most dangerous issue in US-China relations”. The no plans for military action is a welcome comment indeed. The last thing we all want to see is another war.
- Biden and Xi had a substantial exchange about Taiwan
- Xi made clear that
Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in US-China relations - Biden made clear
that the US Position is to maintain peace and stability, it believes
in the status quo and asked China to respect Taiwan’s electoral
process - Xi said there were
no such plans of China military action against Taiwan in coming years - Xi told Biden
China’s preference was for peaceful reunification with Taiwan but
then moved to talk about conditions in which force could be used - Xi was trying to
indicate that China is not preparing for a massive invasion of
Taiwan, but that does not change US Approach
More below on the economy and other issues.
- Biden talks with Xi lasted some four hours
- Xi did almost all of
the talking in the session with Biden from the Chinese side - Biden, China’s Xi
reached agreement on fentanyl - China will go
directly after specific chemical companies making fentanyl precursors - We want to see
whether China will continue to follow up on fentanyl crackdown - Today China agreed
to mechanisms to address miscalculations and create forums for
military to military contacts - Official: secretary
of Defense Austin will meet with his Chinese counterpart when that
person is named - Senior military
commanders will engage with their counterparts from China - Biden made a very
clear request to Xi that both countries institutionalize the military
to military dialogues - China agreed to
taking these steps on institutionalizing military dialogues - We all understand
that ai, when used in military or nuclear operations, creates real
risks - We are very much
focused on practices regarding ai that could be dangerous or
destabilizing - The two sides were
not yet ready for a declaration or framework about ai, this will
require more serious interactions - Biden and Xi
acknowledged that talks between national security advisers on taiwan,
ukraine and middle east had been very valuable - Both leaders
recognized that more work needed to be done about ai - Biden was direct
with Xi that the playing field economically was not level, that
forced repatriation of intellectual property was discouraging
investment - Xi made clear to
Biden that he wants to stablize the relationship with the us - Xi demonstrated a
deep knowledge about the discussions within the united states about
China - Xi said it was
unfair that there are negative views about the Chinese communist
party within the united states - Biden made clear to
Xi US Concerns about Ukraine - Biden expressed his
desire that China weigh in with Iran to avoid steps that could be
seen as provocative in the middle east - Biden told Xi the US
Will not provide technology that can be used against the US
Militarily - The two sides also
had discussions about the need for China to be more transparent about
nuclear issues related to the military - Biden made clear to
Xi that China will need to do more on climate change - Biden told Xi China
needed to take more steps on methane specifically - Talks were
constructive, both leaders acknowledged that they want to keep lines
of communication open - No plans for another
visit between Biden and Xi at this time, but they kept the door open
to that - Chinese officials
said they had discussions with Iranians on regional risks - Biden made clear the
differences the US Sees between Hamas and the Palestinians