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Mark OWEN

Xi meets Biden: 'No Cold War', but a 'red line' on Taiwan

Meeting face-to-face for the first time, the two leaders talked Taiwan. © FRANCE 24

The US and Chinese leaders have held a three-hour bilateral from which the two sides produced completely different accounts. What we do know is that Xi Jinping was adamant that Taiwan was a red line he would not cross. Although Joe Biden stated there is "no Cold War" between China and the USA, there is not a lot of love lost either. Biden's $3 billion military aid package for Taiwan may not help thaw the situation, with Taipei looking to deepen the Taiwan-US security accord. This amid fears that Taiwan could be invaded by China.

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Imen Mellaz and Antonia Kerrigan

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