I spoke today with President Xi to offer good wishes to the Chinese people for Lunar New Year. I also shared concerns about Beijing’s economic practices, human rights abuses, and coercion of Taiwan. I told him I will work with China when it benefits the American people.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 11, 2021
Zero Hedge: Biden Holds First Phone Call With Xi, Both Sides Offer Vastly Different Accounts Of What Was SaidIssues regarding Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang are China’s domestic affairs that concern China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The US should respect China’s core interests and deal with those issues prudently: Xi https://t.co/1FqbOst3k8
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) February 11, 2021
Nearly a month after his inauguration and more than three months since the presidential election, Joe Biden held his first call with Xi Jinping since entering the White House, just days after his secretary of state warned Beijing that Washington would hold China accountable for its “abuses”.
In a Wednesday night tweet, Biden said that he spoke today with President Xi "to offer good wishes to the Chinese people for Lunar New Year." He also shared concerns "about Beijing’s economic practices, human rights abuses, and coercion of Taiwan" and told him that Biden "will work with China when it benefits the American people."
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WNU Editor: The same vastly different accounts happened when Biden had his first phone call with Putin .... President Biden And Russian President Putin Hold Their First Telephone Conversation (January 26, 2021). I do not know the details on what transpired between Biden and Xi, but I do know that the people who speak for the Kremlin found Putin's conversation with Biden on January 26 to be "superficial" and heavily scripted. There was no flow and exchange of opinions and ideas between the two leaders, a complete contrast to the discussions that Putin always found himself engaged with Trump.
I also heard that this happened between Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and President Biden in their phone call. All points agreed to be covered before the phone call was made. And when the call was made, it had to follow a precise script.
Is this why President Biden has yet to call Israeli PM Netanyahu? .... Is President Biden Ignoring Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu? (February 10, 2021).
So what is exactly happening?
Like the above tweet from President Biden, I get the impression that other people are handling and controlling his every interaction. That is why every announcement made by Biden is on teleprompter and questions from reporters are limited and/or ignored. Bottom line. Expect no impromptu give and back that Trump always enjoyed with the press when he was walking to or from Marine One on the South Lawn. And as for his interactions with world leaders at summits and/or through the phone. The same thing.
