NBC Exclusive: Chinese President Xi warned Biden that he intends to reunify Taiwan with China

An NBC News exclusive details how Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Biden during their summit in California that he intends to eventually reunite Taiwan with the mainland. Kristen Welker joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss. “This is consistent with the messaging that President Xi has conveyed for years as it relates to Taiwan. What is significant, though, is the setting in which he delivered this message; the fact that he said it directly to President Biden, the fact that this took place at a meeting that was really intended to lower the temperature between these two leaders and between these two countries in the wake of the Chinese spy balloon incident last year,” Kristen tells Andrea. “So it was a moment that caused officials to take note in the room.”


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[blueberry-rieb]

Why cant Xi just leave Taiwan alone and be in peace?

[datianlongan]

Haven’t the Chinese been saying that for the past 70+ years?

[Elmer.Mcscrotum.]

Somebody better tell Lindsey Graham that if trump gets back in the White House he'll allow China to roll right over Taiwan.

[CarlosRamirez-wbzu]

Biden should have reminded him that Putin intended to reunite with Ukraine. See how that worked out. Tawain has a say in this!

[sashasabbeth]

This is the result of Russia's desired conquest of Ukraine.

[robertward]

Who cares what Lindsey says. It'll flip around like a fish out of water until something happens either way and then he'll just say he never said 😂

[fankrys]

Is reunify an euphemism for aggressively annex Taiwan?

[KateLopez-wrcy]

This is the time for all Democratic countries to unite forces, and be serious about protecting Democracy, not Autocracy, like Trump supporters...

[jmiller]

And our former president is siding with Jina....& Russia.

[jackfenton]

The Military Industrial Complex loves this.

[drummer]

Nothing about nothing; China is consistent with that messaging.

[AllieSheffield]

Someone needs to tell Lindsey Graham about Russia and Putin too, I think he has blocked that guy out of his mind. Trump told him so 😂

[HeartlesSv]

Lindsey Graham: Against Chinese communists, but for Russian Communists.

[Dan.]

The media need to be held accountable for their part in these wars.

[johnnydoe]

With a Disaster Unfolding in China,
Xi Desperately needs a Deflection. 🤣🤣

[mikeymike]

That’s why we need to have Ukraines back no matter what! If Ukraine falls, Taiwan falls . And if that happens we will be in big trouble!

[apprentessjgooden]

Does anybody remember how terrified Anthony Blinken looked when Joe Biden responded "Yes" when asked if President XI was a dictator?

[beebee]

Testing the waters. He's in no position to just "take" Taiwan.

[toastrecon]

Just another reason defending Ukraine is absolutely critical: it sends a message to China that the world will NOT stand by while a large country takes over another. Even pretending that Taiwan wouldn't be heavily defended by all sorts of allies in the Pacific and by the USA, how does China intend on taking over a Taiwan that does NOT want it to? It'd be different if 80-90% of Taiwanese wanted to give up their sovereignty.

[happybergner]

Taiwan does not WANT to be re-unified.😔😥