President Biden meets with Xi Jinping, urging the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to cease destabilizing military activities around Taiwan. (Video screenshot)
People News - President Joe Biden met with Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, on Saturday (November 16). According to a White House readout, Biden urged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to cease destabilizing military activities around Taiwan. During the meeting, Biden also addressed issues such as unfair trade practices by the CCP, the South China Sea, and human rights.
The White House readout stated that the two leaders engaged in a "candid and constructive discussion" on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including areas of cooperation and disagreement.
"President Biden emphasized the United States' commitment to upholding international law, freedom of navigation, overflight freedoms, and peace and stability in the South China Sea and East China Sea," the readout noted. "On the Taiwan issue, President Biden reiterated that the U.S. one-China policy remains unchanged, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiqués, and the Six Assurances."
"He (Biden) reaffirmed the U.S. opposition to any unilateral changes to the status quo and stressed the expectation that cross-strait differences be resolved peacefully, as the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait are in the global interest." The readout further stated that President Biden urged the CCP to "cease destabilizing military activities around Taiwan."
Beyond Taiwan, Biden also raised concerns about the CCP’s "unfair trade practices," emphasizing that "the United States will continue to take necessary actions to prevent advanced American technology from being used to undermine U.S. or partner national security while avoiding unnecessary restrictions on trade and investment."
The president also addressed human rights issues with Xi Jinping.
"The president underscored the importance of human rights and the responsibility of all nations to uphold their human rights commitments," the White House noted. "He emphasized that resolving cases of unjust detention or exit bans on U.S. citizens in China remains a priority."
Biden also raised concerns about cyberattacks originating from the CCP.
"The president expressed deep concern over the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) persistent cyberattacks targeting critical civilian infrastructure, which threaten the safety and security of Americans."
Recently, U.S. intelligence agencies publicly announced progress in investigations into CCP-linked hacking of U.S. telecommunications networks. These attacks have reportedly compromised multiple telecom companies, stolen customer call data, and disrupted private communications. Ahead of the meeting, White House officials stated that Biden would warn Xi that Beijing’s attacks on critical U.S. networks would only lead to a technological decoupling between the U.S. and China.
According to the White House readout, Biden also emphasized investing domestically in sources of strength and aligning with global partners and allies as a core tenet of his administration’s foreign policy.
The two leaders also exchanged views on major regional and global challenges. Biden condemned North Korea for deploying thousands of troops to Russia, describing it as "a dangerous escalation of Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine, with serious consequences for peace and security in Europe and the Indo-Pacific."
Biden also expressed profound concerns about the CCP’s continued support for Russia’s defense industrial base.
In addition to these topics, the meeting addressed the risks of artificial intelligence, anti-narcotics efforts, and communication between the two countries’ militaries.
(Reported by Zhang Ting for Dajiyuan)
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