Biden reiterates support for US 'One China'
policy, doesn't see 'imminent attempt' from
Beijing to invade Taiwan
By News Agencies
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Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with
President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of
China
November 14, 2022:
Information Clearing House-- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met on
November 14 with President Xi Jinping of the
People’s Republic of China (PRC), in Bali,
Indonesia. The two leaders spoke candidly about
their respective priorities and
intentions across a range of issues. President
Biden explained that the United States will
continue to compete vigorously with the PRC,
including by investing in sources of strength at
home and aligning efforts with allies and
partners around the world. He reiterated that
this competition should not veer into conflict
and underscored that the United States and China
must manage the competition responsibly
and maintain open lines of communication. The
two leaders discussed
the importance of developing principles that would
advance these goals and tasked their teams to
discuss them further.
President Biden underscored that the United
States and China must work together to
address transnational challenges – such
as climate change, global macroeconomic
stability including debt relief, health
security, and global food security –
because that is what the international
community expects. The two leaders agreed
to empower key senior officials to maintain
communication
and deepen constructive efforts on these and
other issues. They welcomed ongoing efforts to
address specific issues in U.S.-China bilateral
relations, and encouraged further progress in
these existing mechanisms, including through
joint working groups. They also noted the
importance of ties between the people of the
United States and the PRC.
President Biden raised concerns about PRC
practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and
human rights more broadly. On Taiwan, he laid
out in detail that our one China policy has not
changed, the United States opposes any
unilateral changes to the status quo by either
side, and the world has an interest in the
maintenance of peace and stability in
the Taiwan Strait. He raised U.S. objections to
the PRC’s coercive and increasingly aggressive
actions toward Taiwan, which undermine peace and
stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the
broader region, and jeopardize global
prosperity. President Biden
also raised ongoing concerns about
China’s non-market economic practices, which
harm American workers and families, and workers
and families around the
world. He again underscored that it is a
priority for us to resolve the cases of American
citizens who are wrongfully detained or subject
to exit bans in China
The two leaders exchanged views on key
regional and global challenges. President Biden
raised Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and
Russia’s irresponsible threats of nuclear
use. President Biden and President Xi reiterated
their agreement that a nuclear war should never
be fought and can never be won and underscored
their opposition to the use or threat of
use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. President
Biden also raised concerns about the DPRK’s
provocative behavior, noted all members of the
international community have an interest in
encouraging the DPRK to act responsibly, and
underscored the United States’ ironclad
commitment to defending our Indo-Pacific Allies.
The two leaders agreed that Secretary of
State Blinken will visit China to follow up on
their discussions.
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