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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned his US counterpart Joe Biden Monday that the world was big enough for their two countries to prosper and compete, while warning Washington against crossing Beijing's "red line" on Taiwan issue.
"Under the current circumstances, China and the United States share more, not less, common interests," Xi told Biden during three hours of talks in Bali, Indonesia, Beijing's foreign ministry said in a statement, reports AFP and AP.
According to the statement, Xi said Beijing does not seek to challenge the US or "change the existing international order" and called for the two sides to "respect each other".
However, Xi warned Biden not to cross Beijing's "red line" over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which the Chinese government claims as its territory.
The two leaders were also reported to have discussed the situation in Ukraine, with Xi telling Biden Beijing was "deeply concerned" about the war.
On the other hand, US President Joe Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan and raised human rights concerns about Beijing’s conduct in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong.
However, Biden reiterated U. support for its longstanding “One China” policy, which recognizes the government in Beijing while allowing for informal relations and defense ties with Taipei, and its posture of “strategic ambiguity” over whether it would respond militarily if the island were attacked.
He also said that despite China’s recent saber rattling, he does not believe “there’s any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.”
Biden also said China’s economic practices harm American workers and families, and workers and families around the world.
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