At G20 summit meet, Biden and Xi talk about nuclear conflict, Taiwan and North Korea | World News

US president Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping agreed Monday 'a nuclear conflict ought to by no means be fought' and 'underscored their opposition to the usage of or risk of use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine'. A White Home assertion following the assembly - on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia - stated a number of points had been raised, together with local weather change and human rights (in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong).

In what was a wide-ranging dialogue, Biden additionally spoke about China's 'coercive and more and more aggressive actions in the direction of Taiwan, which undermine stability throughout the Taiwan Strait'.

In accordance with Chinese language state media, quoted by information company AFP, Xi advised Biden the world is 'large enough' for each america and China to prosper.

"Below present circumstances, China and United States share extra, not much less, widespread pursuits," Xi stated, stressing Beijing didn't search to problem the US or ‘change present worldwide order’.

Nonetheless, on the thorny Taiwan difficulty Xi warned Biden to not cross Beijing's 'pink line'.

Talks - the primary between Biden and Xi - started at 4.41 am ET (3.11 pm IST) and went on for over three hours, Chinese language state broadcaster CCTV stated.

The pair shook palms at first and Biden greeted Xi, saying the 2 needed to present the world that they may 'handle our variations (and) stop competitors from turning into battle'.

“(President Biden)... underscored america and China should work collectively to deal with transnational challenges like local weather change, world macroeconomic stability, together with debt reduction and well being and world meals safety as a result of that's what the world expects.”

Taiwan, in the meantime, has change into the most important US-China flashpoint in current months, significantly after Beijing severed many routine contacts in response to Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi's go to.

Biden has repeatedly vowed US help to Taiwan within the occasion of a Chinese language assault on the island Beijing views as its territory.

Aside from 'Russia's irresponsible threats of nuclear use', Biden additionally 'raised issues concerning the DPRK's (North Korea) provocative behaviour'.

The US chief referred to as on the world to encourage North Korea to 'act responsibly' and stated Washington, D.C. will defend Indo-Pacific allies.

Biden's observations on North Korea come after a sequence of missile launches by Pyongyang and rising fears of a brand new nuclear check.

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