But Taiwan’s defence ministry reported that starting on Sunday morning it had detected nine Chinese aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait’s median line, which had previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two and which Chinese planes regularly fly over.
The aircraft were accompanying Chinese warships carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols”, it added.
Taiwan’s government, which has repeatedly offered talks with China, rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims and says only the island’s people can decide their future.
Xi told Biden during their four-hour meeting on Wednesday that Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in US-China ties, according to a senior US official.
The account of the summit from China’s foreign ministry was mixed, portraying Xi as having taken a tough line, over Taiwan in particular.
Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 January, with the island’s fraught relations with China an important topic on the campaign trail.
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But Taiwan’s defence ministry reported that starting on Sunday morning it had detected nine Chinese aircraft crossing the Taiwan Strait’s median line, which had previously served as an unofficial barrier between the two and which Chinese planes regularly fly over.
The aircraft were accompanying Chinese warships carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols”, it added.
Taiwan’s government, which has repeatedly offered talks with China, rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims and says only the island’s people can decide their future.
Xi told Biden during their four-hour meeting on Wednesday that Taiwan was the biggest, most dangerous issue in US-China ties, according to a senior US official.
The account of the summit from China’s foreign ministry was mixed, portraying Xi as having taken a tough line, over Taiwan in particular.
Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 January, with the island’s fraught relations with China an important topic on the campaign trail.
The original article contains 345 words, the summary contains 149 words. Saved 57%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!