White House officials insisted Tuesday that Pres. Biden does not consider China's Xi Jinping a 'friend' after Xi, speaking through an interpreter in a virtual meeting with Biden on Monday night, referred to his American counterpart as 'my old friend.'
White House officials insisted Tuesday that President Joe Biden does not consider China's President Xi Jinping a"friend" after Xi, speaking through an interpreter in a virtual meeting with Biden Monday night, referred to his American counterpart as"my old friend."Asked what Xi was getting at -- and if Xi was trying to undermine the U.S.
"We set up four groups, and we're gonna get our folks together on a whole range of issues. I'll have more to report for you in the next two weeks," he told reporters.President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the NH 175 bridge over the Pemigewasset River to promote infrastructure spending, Nov. 16, 2021, in Woodstock, N.H.
Experts have tried to interpret Xi's use of the phrase -- whether it was genuine goodwill or meant to gain control of the narrative over Biden.Xi's use of the phrase is a show of genuine goodwill, while Shi Yinhong, professor of international relations at Renmin University of China, told the news outlet"an 'old friend' doesn't necessarily mean he is still a real friend."White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House, Nov.
Xi said that Beijing is patient over reunification with Taiwan but independence is a red line they will take"decisive measures" on.Biden, asked Tuesday in New Hampshire if the leaders made"progress on Taiwan," said they had. Taiwan's Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council issued a statement after the Biden-Xi meeting, saying it "insists that China has no say in the fate of Taiwan."Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping escorts Vice President Joe Biden past Chinese honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Aug. 18, 2011.
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