Taiwan tensions set to dominate Biden-Xi virtual talks Tensions within the Taiwan Strait are expected to headline a virtual meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping as both sides shoot diplomatic shots at the status of Taiwan in addition to other issues ranging from the trade war between China and America up to the 2022 Olympics.

 The 23.5-million people democracy claimed by Beijing was mentioned by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yang as a key point of contention  nier fast travel cake smashing photography baby boys photography war scythe android studio fry the coop italian streets swiss tech jacket in the course of a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of the virtual Biden-Xi summit on Monday night.

 As per reports, Wang warned the US not to support Taiwan independence. Chinese state media then also followed suit on Monday, publishing an editorial in China Daily calling for the US to respect the “One China Principle”. This is Beijing’s policy which states there is only one Chinese sovereign state.

 The Global Times said US officials this week had violated a “red line” and had been in collusion with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Wen. Since taking over the White House in January, the Biden Administration has been notably vocal in its support for Taiwan when compared to past Democratic administrations.

 Blinken declared last week that Blinken said last week that the US as well as its allies would “take actions” to defend Taiwan in one of the most stern warnings Washington has issued to date. Although the US as well as Taiwan are not diplomatically connected, Taiwan is a member of the US has said it will support Taiwan in its defense under an agreement in 1979.

 It is a long-standing dispute between US US as well as China. However tensions regarding Taiwan Strait have risen after China has sent more than 140 military planes – including 56 in one day flight towards Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone.

 Flights into the ADIZ have increased significantly since the time President Tsai was elected in the year 2016, and have seen another increase  camper backpack outward fast travel travel lodge winsdor Travel Junkie travel thirsty kapaa travel surreal photography blue photography ufreegames over the last year. China could have the capacity to conduct an offensive against Taiwan in 2027, as per an Pentagon report (PDF) released last week.

 J Michael Cole, a senior fellow from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Canada based in Taipei told Al Jazeera, that Beijing would like to have an independent Taiwan.

 He added that “current developments in the US with more intense security ‘guarantees ‘ to Taiwan (if implied) can be a major hindrance to China’s efforts to persuade Taiwan to surrender.”

 “Xi will seek signals [from Biden] that can be used in these propaganda actions. If Biden will give them is highly speculative. He won’t, I think.

 Human rights violations

 Taiwan is, however, just one of the predicted fault lines to be identified in the Xi Biden phone call this Monday. Both countries are engaged in a trade war – started under former President Donald Trump – and have had a dispute over issues such as Chinese human rights violations and the political oppression in  rays food place kawaii food meetup photography quiet coyote babysitting jobs ski jumps exercise dave’s health and nutrition katahdin valley health center Xinjiang as well as Tibet.

 In April in April, the US State Department raised concerns regarding China’s record on human rights and suggested that the US might boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The US State Department was later to withdraw.

 According to CNBC, these comments could place Biden in a difficult position due to the fact that Xi is expected invite Biden to participate in the Olympics.

 It is not clear how the individual interactions between the leaders will impact the US-China relations, Matthew Goodman, an Asia advisor on the National Security Council under the Barack Obama and George W Bush administrations, told Reuters the news agency.