U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media on July 20, 2022, after landing Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
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BEIJING – President of the United States of America Joe Biden said he looks forward to speaking with the President of China Xi Jinping at the end of the month.
He did not elaborate on the reason for the call or the expected topics of discussion. China’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The two leaders last spoke in March, mainly about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China has refused to call the attack an invasion.
“I think I’ll be talking to President Xi within the next 10 days,” Biden told reporters Eastern Time Wednesday, according to White House transcripts.
When asked if he thought the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi should visit Taiwan this summer, Biden said: “The military thinks it’s not a good idea right now, but I don’t know what the status of it is.”
The Financial Times this week reported, citing sources, that Pelosi planned to send a delegation to Taiwan in August – the first visit by someone in her position in 25 years.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said it would take “strong and resolute measures” should such a trip take place.
Taiwan is a self-governing democratic island that Beijing considers part of its territory. China has maintained its quest for peaceful reunification with Taiwan.
