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Biden and Xi agree to abide by Taiwan agreement

Mr Biden appeared to be referring to Washington's longstanding "one China" policy under which it recognises China rather than Taiwan.

However, this agreement also allows Washington to maintains a "robust unofficial" relationship with Tawian.

The announcement comes amid escalating tensions between Taiwan and Beijing.

Chiu Kuo-cheng added that China would be capable of mounting a "full-scale" invasion of Taiwan by 2025.

"By 2025, China will bring the cost and attrition to its lowest. It has the capacity now, but it will not start a war easily, having to take many other things into consideration," he said, according to a Reuters report.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-and-xi-agree-to-abide-by-taiwan-agreement/ar-AAPbp5J

U.S. President Joe Biden said he and China’s Xi Jinping have reaffirmed their agreement on Taiwan, as top envoys for the two countries were expected to discuss simmering tensions over the democratically ruled island during talks in Zurich.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-06/biden-says-he-and-china-s-xi-will-stick-to-taiwan-agreement