US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) did not reach much of a consensus in their meeting at APEC over the weekend, but each side did express its own “red lines” with regards to Taiwan, National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen (蔡明彥) said today.
The two leaders met for what is likely to be their final time in Lima, Peru, during the APEC Summit on Saturday.
The only agreement both sides reached was agreeing to not use artificial intelligence (AI) in nuclear weapons decisionmaking, Tsai told reporters before attending a committee meeting at the legislature.
Photo: Lo Pei-de, Taipei Times
A news release from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that China’s four "red lines" are Taiwan, human rights, China’s political system and its right to national development, and they cannot be challenged.
These are the most important “guardrails and safety nets” in US-China relations, the statement added.
There were three takeaways from the Biden-Xi summit, Tsai told reporters.
The two countries agreed to establish a mechanism to manage disputes around issues such as drug trafficking and AI, he said.
The US also expressed concern about China’s growing military strength with regards to peace and stability, and said that Taiwan’s security is a global issue, demanding that China cease military provocations that destabilize the situation, he added.
In summarizing the past four years of US-China relations, Tsai said that there has been limited consensus, especially on cross-strait issues.
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