On the eve of the Trump-Xi meeting, China warned that the red line cannot be challenged. The United States, Japan and South Korea jointly expressed support for Taiwan.
Quick Look
- President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in Washington on the 24th.
- Before the meeting, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng warned that China had red lines that could not be crossed on issues such as Taiwan and human rights, and called on the United States to stop using national security as an excuse to contain China.
- At the same time, the foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea issued a joint statement in New York, emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and supporting Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Trump-Xi meeting is a rare meeting between leaders of China and the United States, and frictions between the two sides have deepened in areas such as trade, technology, and geopolitics. Before the meeting, China emphasized through official media and diplomatic channels that its core interests were untouchable, while the United States, Japan and South Korea tried to exert pressure through a joint statement to maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in Washington on the 24th. The picture shows members of the American honor guard rolling up a Chinese flag after rehearsing for the Trump-Xi meeting on the 16th. (Reuters)
U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a bilateral meeting in Washington on the 24th. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng warned before the start of the Trump-Xi meeting that China has insurmountable red lines on issues such as Taiwan and human rights.
According to Reuters, Xie Feng wrote an article in China's official People's Daily on the 23rd that the key to managing differences lies in sincerity. The United States should stop making up excuses such as national security, economic imbalances, and forced labor to try to contain China.
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Xie Feng said that China's sovereignty and development interests cannot be violated. The four red lines, including the Taiwan issue, democracy and human rights, development path and system, and development rights, cannot be challenged.
Xie Feng claimed that China is committed to peaceful development and hopes that the United States will also work in this direction. He added that cooperation between China and the United States is mutually beneficial and win-win, while confrontation between China and the United States will harm both sides.
Another commentary in the People's Daily argued that the United States' "wrong" understanding of China and its inability to give up the concept of strategic competition are the root causes of recent tensions in Sino-U.S. relations, but did not provide specific details. This comment was published under the pseudonym "Zhongsheng"
, saying that China and the United States should cherish the hard-won good momentum, maintain the correct diplomatic direction, and eliminate external interference.
In addition, the United States, Japan and South Korea also supported Taiwan before the Trump-Xi meeting. U.S. Secretary of State Rubio, South Korean Foreign Minister Zhao Xian and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held talks in New York on the 21st and issued a joint statement, emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and expressing support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in appropriate international organizations.
The statement stated that the foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, encouraged the peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences, and opposed any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
After the Trump-Xi meeting, China and the United States will maintain high-level communication channels, but the substantive differences will not be significantly narrowed.
Likely · Within weeks
The frequency of military activities in the Taiwan Strait will increase in the next month
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the Trump-Xi meeting be able to reach a concrete consensus or be limited to a symbolic handshake?
- How will China's so-called "red lines" be implemented in practice?
- Will support from the United States, Japan and South Korea translate into concrete actions, such as arms sales or diplomatic escalation?
