During their recent summit in San Francisco, Chinese President Xi Jinping informed US Vice President Joe Biden that Beijing will reunite Taiwan with mainland China, according to a report. According to NBC, which cited three current and former US officials, the timing has not yet been determined. The report stated that the Chinese president informed Joe Biden that China prefers to annex Taiwan quietly rather than by force during a meeting that was attended by twelve officials from both sides.
The report stated, “The Chinese leader also referenced public predictions by US military leaders who say that Xi plans to take Taiwan in 2025 or 2027, telling Biden that they were wrong because he has not set a time frame.”
“Chinese officials also asked in advance of the summit that Biden make a public statement after the meeting saying that the United States supports China’s goal of peaceful unification with Taiwan,” it added.
According to authorities, Xi Jinping was “blunt and candid, but not confrontational” with Joe Biden.
“His language was no different than what he has always said. He is always tough on Taiwan. He’s always had a tough line,” a US official mentioned in the report.
At the Chinese Communist Party Congress held last year, Xi Jinping threatened to launch a military invasion on Taiwan should it decide to declare independence with help from outside. The threat of force, according to the Chinese leader at the time, “is directed solely at interference by outside forces and the few separatists seeking” Taiwan’s independence.
