Day: October 6, 2021

Biden and Xi Jinping of China Agree to Hold a Virtual Summit

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President Biden will meet President Xi Jinping of China for their first summit by the end of this year — but virtually, not in person, a concession to a pandemic era and a recognition of the dangers of going an entire year into a new presidential term without a formal meeting between the leaders of the world’s largest and second-largest economies. The announcement on Wednesday from American officials came after a six-hour meeting between Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, and his closest Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, Beijing’s top diplomat.…

Ros Atkins On… China’s climate change promises

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Ahead of the COP26 summit on climate change, the BBC’s Ros Atkins looks at the world’s biggest emitters of CO2 – what they’re promising, what they’re doing, and whether climate scientists think it’s enough. The first in the series focuses on China, the world’s biggest emitter. It is responsible for 27% of global CO2 emissions and has announced that it’s aiming to be carbon neutral by 2060. Experts agree that China plays a crucial role in global efforts to tackle climate change, but is it moving far enough – and…

‘War may be triggered at any time’: China warns as it sends record number of warplanes towards Taiwan

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Meanwhile, Taiwan’s defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has expressed concern, saying that Beijing might mount a ‘full-scale’ invasion by 2025 Two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China has sent in a record number of military flights near Taiwan since last Friday. AP “War may be triggered at any time”. That’s the ominous warning from China after it sent a record number of aircraft across the Taiwan Straits over the past few days. In its editorial ‘Time to warn Taiwan secessionists…

‘War may be triggered at any time’: China fires off ominous warning as it sends record warplanes towards Taiwan

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Meanwhile, Taiwan’s defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng has expressed concern, saying that Beijing might mount a ‘full-scale’ invasion by 2025 Two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China has sent in a record number of military flights near Taiwan since last Friday. AP “War may be triggered at any time”. That’s the ominous warning from China after it sent a record number of aircraft across the Taiwan Straits over the past few days. In its editorial ‘Time to warn Taiwan secessionists…

Why China’s air force is provoking Taiwan

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Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here. China-TaiwanOver the last four days, the Chinese military has sent dozens of fighter jets and bombers hurtling toward Taiwan in a provocative daily show of force. China’s People’s Liberation Army flew a record 149 flights over international airspace, prompting Taiwanese defense forces to scramble in response. The move has raised fears of a misstep that could provoke an unintended escalation. The US has also stepped up naval maneuvers in the Indo-Pacific with its allies,…

Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan over the last week, China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of the island it claims as its own and asserts its territorial ambitions in the region. China’s People’s Liberation Army flew 56 planes off the southwest coast of Taiwan on Monday, setting a new record and capping four days of sustained pressure involving 149 flights — all in international airspace but prompting Taiwanese defense forces to scramble in…

Why China Is Alienating the World: Backlash Is Building—but Beijing Can’t Seem to Recalibrate

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In early 2017, China appeared to be on a roll. Its economy was beating estimates. President Xi Jinping was implementing the country’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and was on the cusp of opening China’s first overseas military base in Djibouti. Most important, Xi seemed poised to take advantage of President Donald Trump’s determination to pick fights with U.S. allies and international institutions. In a speech in Davos in January of that year, Xi even compared protectionism with “locking oneself in a dark room.” Nearly five years on, Beijing is…

Biden’s ‘Taiwan Agreement’

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President Joe Biden holds a meeting on infrastructure with labor and business leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C. July 22, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Biden sparked confusion last night when he referred to a seemingly nonexistent agreement between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. “China has . . . I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree, we will abide by the Taiwan agreement. That’s where we are and I made it clear that I don’t think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement,”…

Biden’s ‘Taiwan Agreement’ | National Review

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President Joe Biden holds a meeting on infrastructure with labor and business leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C. July 22, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) President Biden sparked confusion last night when he referred to a seemingly nonexistent agreement between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. “China has . . . I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree, we will abide by the Taiwan agreement. That’s where we are and I made it clear that I don’t think he should be doing anything other than abiding by the agreement,”…