At the end of the day, however, both Beijing and Washington said the talks, which lasted six hours, were constructive and candid. “We do have out of today’s conversation an agreement in principle to hold a virtual bilateral [summit] meeting before the end of the year,” the US official told reporters. The official said it shouldn’t be seen as a thaw in relations, however. China’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Yang told Sullivan that confrontation would damage both countries and the world. Biden said on Tuesday that he spoke to Xi about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the “Taiwan agreement”, as tensions ratchet up between Taipei and Beijing.

Source: Pakistan Today October 06, 2021 21:33 UTC