Biden Sows Confusion By Claiming He Spoke To President Xi About The “Taiwan Agreement”

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Zero Hedge: Biden Sows Confusion By Claiming He Spoke To President Xi About The “Taiwan Agreement” 

Amid what Taiwan’s defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has just described as the worst tensions with China in 40 years following four days of consecutive PLA jet incursions into contested airspace near Taiwan, President Biden apparently sought to defuse tensions in a prior call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 

Last month we warned that, for the people of Taiwan, it is officially “time to worry” about the prospect of an invasion, or another act of aggression, by Beijing to try and bring the independently governed island under the PROC’s control – one of President Xi’s loftiest geopolitical objectives as he prepares for an unprecedented third term as China’s paramount leader. President Xi has been very clear with his rhetoric: Taiwan belongs to China (just like Hong Kong), and any foreign power that would meddle in the relationship (as the US is obligated to do, by treaty) could face the full military wrath of China.  

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WNU Editor: I mentioned yesterday I found President Biden’s remarks confusing. There is no official record of a recent talk between the two leaders …. President Biden Says He And China’s Xi Have Agreed To Abide By Taiwan Agreement (October 5, 2021).