U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau held bilateral talks and issued a joint statement after the meeting, emphasizing that peace across the Taiwan Strait is an indispensable element for international security and prosperity.

(Bloomberg)

[Compiler Lin Yuxuan/Comprehensive Report] U.S. President Biden visited Canada for the first time as President on the evening of the 23rd. He held bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau on the morning of the 24th. After the meeting, he issued a joint statement stating that the basic position on Taiwan remains unchanged. , and reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing that this is an indispensable element of international security and prosperity, and encouraging peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.

China poses serious challenge to international order

The joint statement mentioned that the United States and Canada believe that China poses serious long-term challenges to the international order, including economic threats, non-market policies and actions, human rights violations and other destructive actions. The United States and Canada cooperate with Beijing in areas of common interest such as climate change. , continue to be committed to ensuring the ability to compete effectively with China under a level playing field, and the two sides will continue to cooperate to combat foreign interference in American and Canadian society and demonstrate shared democratic values.

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Trudeau said that the increasingly fierce international competition, including an increasingly assertive China, has undoubtedly contributed to the mutual support of the United States and Canada.

As for Ukraine affairs, he vowed that Canada will stand with the United States and resolutely assist Ukraine to repel the Russian attack; the United States and Canada must unite to subdue the threat of authoritarianism at home and abroad, and now is not the time to compromise values.

Biden said that he will not take China and Russia lightly. He believes that China has not sent weapons to Russia, but "that doesn't mean they won't, just not yet."

When Biden delivered a speech in the Canadian Parliament, he expressed his approval of the efforts of "China" in response to the agreement reached by the United States and Canada on the refugee issue. He immediately corrected his slip of the tongue and said, "Sorry, it's Canada, you know what I'm thinking", which caused a lot of laughter .

On the other hand, New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta, who is visiting Beijing, said on the 24th that during the talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, he expressed concerns to China about issues such as rising tensions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and the Taiwan Strait.

Mahuta, who also met Wang Yi, director of the Communist Party's foreign affairs office, said she urged China to use its influence to get Russia to withdraw its troops.