US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks yesterday in Bali, Indonesia.

Xi Jinping claimed that China has always been committed to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, but "Taiwan independence" and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are incompatible.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] US President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia yesterday. Biden expressed to Xi Jinping that he opposes unilateral changes to the status quo.

Xi conveyed to the US that "the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests, the foundation of the political foundation of Sino-US relations, and the first insurmountable red line in Sino-US relations." Scholars pointed out that after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, this time This is Xi Jinping's first foreign visit. From the Chinese participant Ma Ke, he can see the main support for the United States in the future. China has even drawn the bottom line. The United States and China are setting up "guardrails" to avoid military conflicts.

At the Xi-Xi meeting, nine people from each side of the United States and China attended the talks. In addition to Biden, the United States also included Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. ), Ambassador to China Burns (Nicholas Burns) and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink (Daniel Kritenbrink) and others.

On the Chinese side, there are Xi Jinping, Director of the Central Office of the Central Committee Ding Xuexiang, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission He Lifeng, Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying and others.

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During the meeting, Biden stated to Xi Jinping that the US "one-China policy" remains unchanged and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo.

Xi Jinping told Biden that resolving the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people's own business and China's internal affair.

Anyone who wants to separate Taiwan from China is against China's national justice, and the Chinese people will never agree.

Xi Jinping further stated that China has always been committed to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, but "Taiwan independence" and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are incompatible. Deng held an international press conference and pointed out that he does not think China will try to invade Taiwan in the short term.

In this regard, Guo Yuren, a professor at the Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies at Sun Yat-sen University, said in an interview that after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese participants can see that the main team of the CCP in dealing with the United States in the future, Wang Yi will be the leader in dealing with the United States, which is quite surprising What is surprising is that Hua Chunying also went, but the Chinese ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, did not show up. The follow-up is worth watching.

Guo Yuren believes that the United States and China are mainly building "guardrails" to avoid military conflicts where guns go off. No matter whether the United States and China or China and Taiwan have any unexpected military conflicts, it is not good for either party. Therefore, there is a basic consensus on this in this study session.

Guo Yuren judged that Minister of National Defense Qiu Guozheng recently stated that Chinese military planes or drones would be shot down after entering the 12 nautical miles. The military dared to say so firmly in the Legislative Yuan.

This summit is to help the United States and China build guardrails, and try to avoid accidents between the US military, the People's Liberation Army, and the National Army. The meeting is to draw the bottom line between the two sides.

He emphasized that after the fence is set up, the PLA's provocations in the Taiwan Strait will not weaken, but at least the situation will not heat up in the foreseeable future. To maintain the new status quo, if the CCP continues to intensify, the United States will not be able to bear it. I believe these have conveyed to China to a certain extent.

According to analysis, the United States that should confront will not evade, the United States that should compete will continue to compete, and the United States that should cooperate will cooperate.

The United States and China are also concerned about issues related to nuclear weapons and the world economy after the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war. These were all coordinated by the United States and China before the summit, and the Taiwan issue that the outside world is more concerned about.

The keynote of the U.S. policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged, and it will assist Taiwan in strengthening its defenses. As for the CCP’s report on Taiwan, it is still the keynote of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, anti-Taiwan independence and anti-intervention of external forces.

Guo Yuren also said that the leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea recently held the East Asia Summit, and it is rare for the President of the United States to attend in person. The United States is trying to reach a strategic partnership.

Next, Biden will meet with Xi Jinping in Bali and participate in the G20 summit. These are deliberately trying to send a message to China, and the United States will definitely do what it says.