Biden, Xi begin final meeting in Peru as Trump era looms
LIMA -Joe Biden met Chinese President Xi Jinping for the last time as U.S. president on Saturday, with the leaders' goal of lowering tensions before Donald Trump's inauguration challenged by fresh conflicts over cyber crime, trade, Taiwan and Russia.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is planning to stop in the U.S. state of Hawaii and maybe Guam on a sensitive visit that is sure to anger Beijing in the coming weeks, Reuters reported on Friday. Meanwhile, Biden met Taiwan's representative the summit, former economy minister Lin Hsin-i, who on Friday invited him to visit Taiwan in the near future.
China routinely denies U.S. hacking allegations, regards Taiwan as internal matter and has protested American statements on Sino-Russian trade. A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Washington declined to comment.Trump has vowed to adopt blanket 60% tariffs on U.S. imports of Chinese goods as part of a package of"America First" trade measures. Beijing opposes those steps. The Republican president-elect also plans to hire several hawkish voices on China in senior roles, including U.
Pacific Rim leaders gathered at the APEC summit are assessing the implications of Trump's return to power as U.S. president on Jan. 20. The South American summit offers new signs of the challenges to the United States' power in its own backyard, where China is on a charm offensive. A U.S. official said Washington's commitment to the region was strong and that Chinese infrastructure investment overseas has declined in recent years due to domestic challenges and problems with the projects.
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