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Biden objects to China’s ‘aggressive’ approach to Taiwan in three-hour meeting with Xi



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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday raised objections to China’s actions toward Taiwan in a three-hour meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.The meeting took place in Bali, a day before the G-20 summit is due to kick off, and was the first time the two superpower leaders had met in person since Biden took office.”We need to chart the right course for the China-U.S. relationship,” Xi said at the opening of the meeting in Mandarin, according an official English translation broadcast.”We need to find the right direction for the bilateral relationship going forward and elevate the relationship.”US President Joe Biden (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping (L) shake hands as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022.Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesXi emphasized the need to learn from history, using it “as a mirror” to “guide the future,” according to a release from China’s Foreign Ministry. He said the bilateral relationship is not in a situation that’s in the interest of the two countries’ peoples, and isn’t what the international community expects.The meeting took place in Bali, a day …

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