“We will abide by the Taiwan Agreement,” said US President Joe Biden. (file)
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US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he has spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan and that he agrees to abide by the Taiwan Agreement, as tensions rise between Taipei and Beijing.
“I have spoken to Xi about Taiwan. We agree… we will abide by the Taiwan Agreement,” he said. “We made it clear that I don’t think he should do anything other than abide by the agreement.”
Biden appears to be referring to Washington’s long-standing “one-China policy”, under which it officially recognizes Beijing instead of Taipei, and the Taiwan Relations Act, which clarifies That depends on the US’s decision to establish diplomatic relations with Beijing rather than with Taiwan. It is hoped that the future of Taiwan will be decided by peaceful means.
The remarks to reporters at the White House – after Biden returned about a spending package from a visit to Michigan – came amid escalating Taiwan-China relations.
China claims Taiwan as its territory, which must be taken by force if necessary. Taiwan says it is an independent country and will defend its freedom and democracy, blaming China for the tension.
Taiwan has reported 148 Chinese Air Force aircraft in the southern and southwestern part of its air defense zone over a four-day period starting Friday, the same day China celebrated a major patriotic holiday, National Day.
The United States on Sunday urged China to halt its military activities near Taiwan.
“The United States is deeply concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan that is destabilizing, miscalculating and causing regional peace and stability,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement on Sunday. weakening it.”
Biden also appeared to refer to a 90-minute call he had with Xi on September 9, his first in seven months, in which he discussed the need to ensure that competition between the world’s two largest economies ceases. Don’t change in
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