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Bilateral Meeting of Xi with Biden at Bali- TYPE 1

15-16 November 2022, Bali, Indonesia

BILATERAL MEETINGS with CHINA of three TYPES

TYPE 1: Bilateral Meeting of Xi Jinping with Joe Biden:

Note: The Editor has classified the Bilateral Meetings into three types. Type 1 is where the communiques from the two parties show that both sides presented clearly the issues of concern to each of the two countries. Both understood the differences in the perspectives of the two countries and both, without saying so explicitly, agreed to manage the differences.

14th November 2022: Bali: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi briefed the media on the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President, Joe Biden.

Wang said: “During the first in-person meeting, after three years, between Presidents of the two countries, held ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, the two heads of state had candid, in-depth, constructive and strategic communication on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations as well as the prospects for global peace and development.”

The meeting lasted for more than three hours.

Wang said: “The meeting set the course and made plans for China-US relations and discussed five topics:

  • the domestic and foreign policies of their respective countries,
  • China-U.S. relations,
  • the Taiwan question,
  • dialogue and cooperation in various fields as well as
  • major global and regional issues of the moment.”

In the meeting, President Xi expounded on the key outcomes and great significance of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Wang particularly drew attention to Biden’s remarks concerning the Taiwan question that the United States is committed to the one-China policy, does not support “Taiwan independence,” does not support “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan,” and does not seek to use the Taiwan question as a tool to contain China.

President Biden explained that the United States will continue to compete vigorously with the PRC, including by investing in sources of strength at home and aligning efforts with allies and partners around the world. He reiterated that this competition should not veer into conflict and underscored that the United States and China must manage the competition responsibly and maintain open lines of communication. 

President Biden said that the United States and China must work together to address transnational challenges – such as climate change, global macroeconomic stability including debt relief, health security, and global food security.

President Biden raised concerns about PRC practices in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and human rights more broadly.

On Taiwan, he laid out in detail that our one China policy has not changed, the United States opposes any unilateral changes to the status quo by either side, and the world has an interest in the maintenance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. He raised U.S. objections to the PRC’s coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan, which undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the broader region, and jeopardize global prosperity.

President Biden also raised ongoing concerns about China’s non-market economic practices, which harm American workers and families, and workers and families around the world.

He again underscored that it is a priority for us to resolve the cases of American citizens who are wrongfully detained or subject to exit bans in China.

President Biden raised Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and Russia’s irresponsible threats of nuclear use. President Biden and President Xi reiterated their agreement that a nuclear war should never be fought and can never be won and underscored their opposition to the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

President Biden also raised concerns about the DPRK’s provocative behavior, noted all members of the international community have an interest in encouraging the DPRK to act responsibly, and underscored the United States’ ironclad commitment to defending our Indo-Pacific Allies.

The two leaders agreed that Secretary of State Blinken will visit China to follow up on their discussions.

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