US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Indonesia, discuss Taiwan

2022-11-15

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday sat with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a meeting lasting more than three hours, during which both sides discussed topics including Taiwan. Biden says the U.S. policy on Taiwan remains unchanged, and that it opposes any unilateral change to the status quo. Meanwhile, Xi said that the “Taiwan issue” was a red line that should not be crossed. After the meeting, Biden added that he didn’t think Beijing had any plans for an imminent attempt to invade Taiwan.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday met in person with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time as a sitting president. The previous time the leaders of the two countries sat together was three years ago, when Xi met with then-U.S. President Donald Trump. Monday’s meeting lasted three hours and 20 minutes.

Joe Biden
US president
We share a responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the U.S. can manage our differences prevent competition from becoming anything near conflict.

Xi Jinping
Chinese leader
Currently, the China-U.S. relationship is in such a situation that we all care a lot about it.

After the meeting, Biden held a press conference, during which he said he had discussed the topic of Taiwan with Xi.

Joe Biden
US president
We oppose unilateral change in the status quo by either side, and we’re committed to maintaining the peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. I made it clear that we want to see cross-strait issues peacefully resolved. And — and so it never has to come to that. And I’m convinced that — that he understood exactly what I was saying. I understood what he was saying.

Biden made an appeal for cross-strait peace and stability. Meanwhile, Xi said that the “Taiwan issue” was the “first red line” that must not be crossed. Biden added that he doesn’t think China would make a move on Taiwan any time soon.

Joe Biden
US president
And I do not think there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan. And I made it clear that our policy in Taiwan has not changed at all.

Biden also said that the U.S. is not looking to stir up conflict with Beijing.

Joe Biden
US president
I absolutely believe there need not be a new Cold War. We’re going to compete vigorously. But I’m not looking for conflict, I’m looking to manage this competition responsibly.

Biden reiterated that the U.S. and China could cooperate on many global issues, and that high-ranking officials on both sides would continue communicating. The first one of them will likely be Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is set to visit China early next year.

拜習會聚焦台海議題拜登:美對台政策不變

2022-11-15

萬眾矚目的美中元首「拜習會」，週一在印尼峇里島G20峰會場邊舉行，雙方會談超過3個小時，重點針對台灣議題。央視引述習近平說法稱，台灣是兩國關係第一條不可逾越的紅線。拜登則強調對台政策不變，也不認為中國有立即入侵台灣的企圖。

拜登當上美國總統後，首次和中國國家主席習近平王見王。美中領袖睽違3年見面，一談就是3小時20分鐘。

[[美國總統拜登]]
“我們都有責任，展現美中可以處理彼此的歧見，阻止競爭關係演變成衝突。”

[[中國國家主席習近平]]
“當前的中美關係面臨了這個局面，是我們所關心的。”

雙方會談結束，拜登召開記者會表示，其中關切焦點是台灣。

[[美國總統拜登]]
“我們反對任何一方單方面改變現狀，並承諾維護台海和平穩定。我明白表示希望台海問題和平解決，永遠不需要演變成衝突，我確信他(習近平)明白我在說什麼，我也明白他在說什麼。”

拜登訴求台海和平，習近平則說，台灣是美中關係第一條不可逾越的紅線。至於會不會起心動念打台灣，拜登說目前沒看到跡象。

[[美國總統拜登]]
“我不認為中國有立即攻台的企圖，我也明確表示，美國對台政策從未改變。”

拜登另一個強調的重點，就是無意和北京起衝突。

[[美國總統拜登]]
“我認為不需要啟動新冷戰。我們會激烈競爭，但我並不會尋求衝突，而是負責任地控管兩國競爭。”

拜登重申，美中可以在多項全球議題上合作，高階官員也將持續溝通，第一棒安排美國國務卿布林肯，暫定明年初造訪中國。