The White House said on Tuesday that the upcoming phone call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will cover Taiwan and the war in Ukraine.
“Everything from the tensions over Taiwan, to the war in Ukraine, as well as how we better manage competition between our two nations, certainly in the economic sphere,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
The call is expected to be held later this week and it will be the fifth time the two leaders hold talks since Biden took office. The conversation will come amid soaring tensions between the US and China over Washington’s increasing ties with Taiwan.
China is warning of strong consequences if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) goes through with a planned trip to Taiwan next month. Reports have said that Biden administration officials fear that Pelosi’s visit to the island could spark a major crisis across the Taiwan Strait and are warning against it.
The administration insists that even though they think Pelosi’s trip would be dangerous, they can’t make her not go, something Kirby reiterated. He said that Pelosi’s travels are a matter of US national security since she is in the line of succession to the presidency, but that it’s ultimately her decision.
You know, I really prefer if we didn’t end up with wars with Russia AND China by the end of the year. Please be a productive call and call off Pelosi’s stupid ego trip.
The goal for this visit is to convince China to buy additional cheaper refined gas at a discount to choke Russian revenue. Biden is just on a groveling tour.
Not saying you’re wrong. But you need to explain how a meeting in Taiwan is supposed to influence China to change its energy strategy.
The Taiwan meeting is to get a realistic timetable for the semiconductor manufacturers to clean up in case of an attack on the island.
U.S. is heavily dependent on Taiwan for those chips. The plan is to transplant all those workers, blueprint and all to mainland U.S.
Multiple sites in the states are being built.
Also another reason why U.S. passed that massive budget subsidies for the Semiconductor sector.
Wait…. Who is exactly requesting this meeting? Anyone figured it out? I would be surprised if Xi really wanted or volunteered to listen to Biden lecturing him some more on our moral superiority.
This reminds me of a tactic unions once used. Union leadership would wink as they gave speeches telling their members not to strike, while those standing behind them would carry large signs with the world STRIKE!
I don’t for a second believe that Biden wants Pelosi to call off this trip.
“This reminds me of a tactic unions once used. Union leadership would wink as they gave speeches telling their members not to strike, while those standing behind them would carry large signs with the world STRIKE!”
Never happened in my nearly 40 years of union membership.
Who cares? Biden will try to BS Xi, Xi will give Biden a lecture, just like the last time they talked. The Chinese know Biden is not in charge and the US can’t be trusted. Biden is just trying to BS Xi that the Pelosi visit is not official US policy – and Xi knows that is a lie. So no phone call is going to change the situation.