Discussion of the North Korean and Korean Peninsula issues in the evaluation of the completion of North Korea’s nuclear test readiness
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping started a phone call at 8:33 am (local time) on the 28th (9:33 pm Korean time).
The White House made this announcement today.
This is the fifth phone call between President Biden and President Xi.
The last call was in March, four months ago.
The call came amid intense Chinese opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan.
Accordingly, the issue of easing tensions over the Taiwan Strait is expected to be intensively discussed.
In addition, the issue of activating communication channels to prevent accidental clashes between the United States and China in the South China Sea is also likely to appear on the table.
In this regard, John Kirby, White House National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator, said at a briefing on the previous day, “President Biden reaffirmed that there is no change in his support for the ‘one China’ policy, and that problems and tensions can be resolved in a unilateral manner. In particular, we will re-emphasize that we do not want to be resolved by force.”
Furthermore, as both South Korea and the United States evaluate that North Korea has completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test, attention is paid to whether the issue of blocking further North Korean provocations will be discussed.
The basic perception of the United States is that China should exert more influence on North Korea in order to stabilize the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
The currency will also discuss the issue of the Ukraine war that began with the Russian invasion.
President Biden is likely to urge China to join sanctions once morest Russia.
There will also be discussions on the overall economic relationship, including key issues at the supply chain level, such as semiconductors and batteries.
In this process, as the US is reviewing the issue of adjusting high tariffs on Chinese consumer goods, there is interest in whether there will be any discussion on this issue.
Earlier, during a phone call between President Biden and President Xi in March, they only confirmed differences of opinion on the Taiwan issue and the Ukraine war.
/yunhap news
