Since China's President Xi Jinping secured his third term of power at the 20th Party Congress, he is seeking to dominate Asia and reduce the US influence in the region.
This brief meeting between Xi and US Vice President was held on the margins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' conference in Bangkok.
China's President Xi Jinping warned against Cold War tensions in Asia and stressed the need to reject confrontation in the region ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bangkok.
The appointment of Xi Jinping's for the third term as China's president indicates that Beijing's coercive policies in global politics would continue as such policies are at the core of Xi's global agenda, Geo Politica reported.
Understanding China's real intentions, Taipei has started its military preparations. Earlier, on Sunday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen warned Beijing that the island belongs to its people and that Taiwan's existence was a provocation to no one.
"Sunak's bilateral with China's president Xi has been cancelled this afternoon, described as being because of time pressures after the snap meeting this morning on the missiles in Poland. Blow to the intended reset of UK-China relations," Elgot tweeted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 dinner hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Bali, Indonesia.
On the sidelines of the G20 summit, China's President Xi Jinping discussed the Taiwan issue and explained China's position on the same, saying the Taiwan question is at the very core of China's core interests and the bedrock of the political foundation of China-US relations.
US President Joe Biden on Monday said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is "willing to compromise on certain key issues," while delivering comments to media in Bali.