President Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru on Nov. 16.
During a Nov. 13 press call, a senior administration official said the bilateral meeting will serve as an opportunity to review U.S.–China relations throughout the Biden administration and efforts to advance “shared interests” despite “deep differences and intense competition” between both nations.
The senior administration official said Biden is expected to emphasize the importance of “peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”
Taiwan governs itself as a de facto independent nation, but the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) views the island as part of its territory. The United States has maintained a position of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan since the 1970s, avoiding formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan but pursuing economic relations and supporting it militarily….