Biden to Hold First In-Person Meeting With China's Xi Jinping

President Joe Biden’s top national security aide said the US will brief Taiwanese officials on the president’s upcoming meeting with China’s Xi Jinping and expressed confidence that Taipei would feel secure about its support from the US.

“I’m confident that they will feel very secure and comfortable in the United States, his position when it comes to our support for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and our commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act, which does commit the United States to ensuring we’re providing the articles for Taiwan’s defense,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters Thursday.

Biden on Wednesday stopped short of committing to defending the island militarily, as he’s done several times in the past. When asked how Taiwan should interpret his comments, Sullivan said the president prefers not to preview what he tells foreign leaders before their meetings but instead “likes to actually go say it to them.”

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[kenchan]

China is just being polite to see the liar.

[meejinhuang]

What's there to talk about? China's collapse?

[aa-kr]

after the German visit, everyone wants to talk now, next is australian PM, everyone tries to get deals before other countries front run it, the germans have always been smart and realistic, look at the british now, at least the pound is slightly off the all time low

[allfd]

Honestly, Xi Jing Ping is a great man. The amount of good he's done for his country/people and the world is un-paralleled.