Chinese president Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden during their recent summit in San Francisco that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China, NBC News has reported citing three current and former US officials.
As per the report, the Chinese president told Biden in a meeting attended by a dozen officials from both sides that China’s preference is to take Taiwan peacefully and not by force.
“The Chinese leader also referenced public predictions by US military leaders who say that Xi plans to take Taiwan in 2025 or 2027, telling Biden that they were wrong because he has not set a time frame,” the report said.
“Chinese officials also asked in advance of the summit that Biden make a public statement after the meeting saying that the United States supports China’s goal of peaceful unification with Taiwan,” it added.
