Xi Jinping warns Trump that “poor management” over Taiwan issue could lead to a “clash or conflict”;
The Chinese president stated that "there are no winners in a trade war" and that in the frictions the only option are "equality consultations"
Chinese President, signed that “there are no winners in a trade war”, during the meeting that they held in the Grand People’s Palace of Beijing, according to the Chinese press
The Chinese leader affirmed that Taiwan is “the most important” issue in the bilateral relationship and warned that, if managed well, the links between both powers will be able to maintain “stability” general”, but, if “handled”badly”, the two countries could reach “clash” or “even conflict” and a “very dangerous” situation of their bilateral relations, according to Chinese state media.
Xi further argued that “Taiwanese independence” and peace in the Taiwan strait are “incompatible”, and assured that maintaining stability in the area constitutes the “greatest common denominator” between China and the United States.
Beijing considers Taiwan an inalienable part of its territory and does not rule out the use of force to gain control, while Washington maintains unofficial ties with Taipei and is its main weapons supplier.
“There are no winners” in a trade war
On a commercial level, Xi asserted before Trump that the facts show that “there are no winners in a trade war” and that the essence of the economic ties between China and the United States is mutual benefit.
The Chinese leader added that, in the “differences and frictions”, “equal consultations” is the “only correct” option.
Xi described as “generally balanced and positive” the results achieved on Wednesday in Seoul during the meeting held by the economic and trade teams of both countries, leading ized by Chinese Deputy Prime Minister He Lifeng and U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, and defined as “good news” for the people of both countries and for the world.
The meeting between Xi and Trump arrives after the trade truce agreed by both leaders last October in the South Korean city of Busan, which reduced part of tariff tensions, although disputes persist over technology, rare earths, access to the Chinese market and purchases of US products.
Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a delegation of senior American executives. among them Elon Musk, from Tesla; Tim Cook, from Apple; Jensen Huang, from Nvidia; and people from Boeing, BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, Meta and Goldman Sachs.
The Republican has a tight schedule until this Friday, with two meetings with Xi, a state dinner and protocolary acts in spaces and emblematic such as the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, on his second visit to the Asian country after the one made in 2017 during his first term. EFE