Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have agreed to revive high-level military exchanges between the United States and China. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with a Chinese counterpart once they are named, as stated by a senior Biden administration official after the Biden-Xi summit. Despite Gen. Li Shangfu being removed as the defense minister - with no reasons given - China has yet to formally select a replacement.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping have made an agreement to reinstate high-level military communication between the U.S. and China. This was decided after the two leaders had a face-to-face meeting in San Francisco, which took place one year after their last one. Biden declared the resumption of the direct, clear dialogue in a press conference after the talks.China has been involved in some tensions with Taiwan and the Philippines regarding territorial claims, and the U.S. hoped to restore communication to prevent any misjudgments or accidents from occurring. According to Biden: "Vital miscalculations on either side can cause real trouble with a country like China or any other major country."A Chinese spy balloon caused the original delay of Antony Blinken's trip to China in the beginning of February. Defense officials from the two countries did meet at a security summit in Singapore in June, but no official conference happened.
Upon Blinken's journey to China, he expressed his attempts to re-establish direct communication between both nations' armed forces without success. China has yet to appoint a defense minister subsequent to General Li Shangfu's dismissal in October with no clear answer. In the wake of the Biden-Xi gathering, a high-level Biden government official notified the press that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet up with the Chinese defense head when they choose one.
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Pursuant to the arrangement, senior American military leaders, including the commander of Pacific forces in Hawaii, will interact with Chinese commanders, a representative declared. The two states will also build up means of communication between ship captains and other personnel to address situations and, potentially, suggest useful protocols, the official said. Chinese state media issued a report which affirmed the re-establishment of such armed forces discussions will be conducted "in an atmosphere of equality and consideration," a translation by CNBC noted.
At the press conference, Biden reaffirmed the U.S. stance that Taiwan is independent, despite China's protestations. "We sustained the convention of One-China policy and I have no intention of altering that. Those are all the details we went over," he commented.
Xi said during the bilateral meeting that Taiwan is the "most critical and delicate" problem concerning the relationship between China and the U.S. Reportedly, China is taking seriously the positive remarks made by the U.S. during Biden's meeting with Xi in Indonesia last year. As such, Xi urged the U.S. to act congruently and reject Taiwan's independence, cease supplying its armaments, and bolster China's push for a peaceful reunion. After all, Xi declared that China's reunification is a foregone conclusion. Beijing looks upon Taiwan as being part of its nation, with no autonomy to hold diplomatic negotiations. Counter to this, the U.S. maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, even though it acknowledges that its only legitimate government is Beijing.
Chinese media also reported a consensus between both nations to construct an intergovernmental discussion about artificial intelligence, construct a working party for drug control, and greatly increase the flights between the countries in 2021 while also increasing exchanges in areas such as instruction, trade, and culture. The U.S. senior administration official declared that the Chinese were already dealing with close to 24 companies that manufacture precursors for fentanyl. Biden stated at the press conference following the meeting that both leaders are in agreement that fentanyl production needs to be significantly decreases. As for artificial intelligence, the official said it was too soon for a declaration between the two leaders, underlining the importance of restraining the misuse of AI in military or nuclear activities.
President Biden's administration made public its decision to place export controls, investment reviews, and sanctions on Chinese companies in order to limit U.S. businesses' provision of technology geared towards China's military. Xi Jinping mentioned these export controls, investment reviews, and sanctions at the meeting and asked that the U.S. remove the sanctions and grant Chinese businesses impartial treatment, according to Chinese state media. At the meeting, Biden touched on the obstacles posed by travel intimidation of Americans in China and the deteriorated business climate. Nevertheless, an official from the upper echelon of the U.S. government characterized the meeting as more amicable than their past encounter. On X, formerly known as Twitter, Biden wrote that the conversations with Xi were "some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had" and that they "built on [the] groundwork laid over the past several months of diplomacy between our countries and made important progress." CNBC's Christina Wilkie and Clement Tan provided information for this news article.
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