The president told reporters on Tuesday that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had agreed to 'abide by the Taiwan agreement.'
Biden's comments were promoted by a question about the increase innear the island democracy this October. The remarks caused some confusion and momentary alarm by injecting a new phrase into Taiwan and China policy discourse in the United States.
"I've spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree, we will abide by the Taiwan agreement," the president told reporters outside the White House."We made it clear that I don't think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement." Beijing says Taiwan is a Chinese province, a claim rejected by Taipei and acknowledged—but not recognized—by the U.S., which doesn't take a position on the island's sovereignty. No"Taiwan agreement" has materialized between successive American and Chinese leaders, who continue to maintain their countries' own policies toward Taipei.
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Joanne Ou said Taiwanese officials confirmed through their American counterparts in Taipei and Washington that U.S. policy toward Taiwan remained unchanged. The U.S. emphasized the contents of a
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