SHANGHAI, November 21. /TASS/. At talks with US President Joe Biden, Chinese leader Xi Jinping sent a clear message to Washington as to the general trajectory of China’s development and its foreign policy, Shao Yuqun, director of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau Studies at the Shanghai Institutes of International Studies, told TASS on Monday.
According to the expert, the US should pay attention to several points mentioned by Xi Jinping at his talks with Joe Biden. "Firstly, China intends to steadily pursue a policy of reform and transparency, and it will continue to pursue an independent and peaceful foreign policy. Secondly, China has never sought to change the existing international order, it does not interfere in the internal affairs of the United States, and does not intend to challenge or replace the US. These are two clear signals concerning the general track of China's development and the general direction of its foreign policy," she stressed.
According to Shao Yuqun, the US has always had a distorted understanding of these two issues. "That is exactly why these two remarks by President Xi Jinping were another clear signal to the US," the expert believes.
At talks with the US leader, the Chinese president also made it clear that the Taiwan issue is the key one for China and central to the political foundation of Beijing-Washington relations, she went on to say. Xi Jinping's signal was very clear: "If the US continues to erode the 'one China' policy, it will mean irresponsibility on the US side in bilateral relations and irresponsibility for peace all over the world," the expert pointed out.
The Chinese and US leaders met in Bali on November 14 ahead of the G20 summit.