Taiwan is actively pursuing a one-on-one meeting between President Joe Biden and his representative at the upcoming APEC summit in San Francisco. This highly anticipated summit will bring together leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss critical economic and trade issues.
Taiwan’s participation in the APEC forum, under the name “Chinese Taipei”, has been a controversial issue, as it does not send its president to these summits. However, given Beijing’s increased military pressure, including extensive war games near Taiwan, the government is determined to seek direct engagement with the US leader.
The United States, while having no formal ties to Taiwan, remains its largest international supporter and arms supplier. As tensions rise over Taiwan, the upcoming meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit is expected to be closely watched.
President Tsai Ing-wen has made it clear that Taiwan will emphasize the importance of regional peace at the summit. Taiwan and China are among the few members of this international body, and their officials occasionally interact during these meetings.
Last year’s APEC summit in Bangkok saw a brief meeting between Chang and President Xi, where they discussed semiconductors with US Vice President Kamala Harris. However, China broke off formal talks with Taiwan after the election of President Tsai in 2016, viewing it as a separatist. Tsai maintains that only the Taiwanese people can determine the island’s future and strongly rejects China’s sovereignty claims.
This development marks a critical moment in cross-strait relations and sets the stage for possible high-level interactions at the APEC summit.
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