Biden says he expects no Chinese interference in Taiwan's upcoming elections President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed what he said was a "constructive and productive" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and said he would "trust, but verify" his interactions with his superpower counterpart. Biden and Xi met in Woodside, Calif., on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Biden said ahead of the meeting that Washington and Beijing must ensure that competition does not lead to conflict between the two superpowers. Biden stressed that the summit was aimed at getting ... (full story)

A reporter asked Biden: "After today, would you still refer to President Xi as a dictator?" Biden responded: "Look, he is. He's a dictator in the sense that he's a guy who runs a country that is a communist country that's based on a form of government totally different than ours," The Q&A exchange was as Biden was leaving a press conference. The remark is unlikely to play out well in Chinese Communist State media and may detract from some of the progress made between the two leaders in their meeting. (full story)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden to "stop arming Taiwan" and that China's reunification with the self-ruled island was "unstoppable", Beijing said on Thursday (Nov 16). "The US side should ... stop arming Taiwan, and support China's peaceful reunification. China will realise reunification, and this is unstoppable," Xi told Biden, according to a readout from China's foreign ministry. According to a senior US official, Biden asked Xi in talks on Wednesday to respect upcoming elections in Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by Beijing. "We asked the Chinese to respect the electoral ... (full story)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today held a Summit with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), in Woodside, California. The two leaders held a candid and constructive discussion on a range of bilateral and global issues including areas of potential cooperation and exchanged views on areas of difference. President Biden emphasized that the United States and China are in competition, noting that the United States would continue to invest in the sources of American strength at home and align with allies and partners around the world. He stressed that the United States would always stand up for its ... (full story)

US President Joe Biden said talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had yielded progress in repairing strained ties in the bilateral relationship, hailing agreements to restore high-level military communications, combat fentanyl and open a dialogue over artificial intelligence. “I believe they were some of the most constructive and productive discussions we’ve had,” Biden said at a press conference Wednesday, following a summit aimed at steadying a bilateral relationship under intense strains. “We’ve made some important progress, I believe.” Biden highlighted the restoration of direct military-to-military contacts, ... (full story)