However, the US president still insisted he would arm Taiwan and “respond” to any attempts by Beijing to retake the island
US President Joe Biden has told reporters that there will soon be a “thaw” in relations between Washignton and Beijing. With US sanctions still in place and the G7 leaders accusing China of posing a military and economic threat, Beijing questioned Biden’s “sincerity.”
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday after the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Biden said that diplomatic communication between the US and China ceased after the shootdown of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon in American airspace in February.
“Everything changed in terms of talking to one another,” the US president said. However, relations have seemingly improved, with Biden adding, “I think you’re going to see that begin to thaw very shortly.”
Biden followed his prediction of detente up with some mixed messages on Taiwan,…
