US president is due to meet Chinese counterpart on Monday and wants lines of communication with Beijing to remain open, White House officials say
Joe Biden will make clear that the US is not seeking a conflict with Beijing during his meeting with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping in Bali, but will press Washington’s commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan strait, according to senior White House officials.
The summit is the leaders’ first face-to-face meeting since Biden took office in January 2021. It will take place on the Indonesian island on Monday and comes amid rising tensions over Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that China claims as its territory and has vowed to “reunify”, by force if necessary.
