On the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Cooperation summit over the weekend, lame duck U.S. President Joe Biden was cautioned by China’s President Xi to not cross certain unnegotiable “red lines” that could strain U.S.-China relations if not respected.
Xi said during his meeting with Biden that decoupling from China or disrupting supply chains is not a solution to conflict, and touted “mutual beneficial cooperation” as the only thing that can lead to productivity between the world’s two largest economies.
“Small yard, high fence, is not what a major country should pursue. Only openness and sharing can improve the well-being of humanity,” Xi said.
According to the Independent, Xi outlined four red lines that the U.S. must not cross – China’s political and economic systems, its development interests, its record on human rights and democracy, and Taiwan.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory in its entirety. The democratically run nation was founded by China’s …