Biden, in his most extensive remarks about the Chinese balloon and other objects, did not say when he would speak with Xi, but said the U.S. was continuing to engage diplomatically with China.
China's response was muted, with the official Xinhua news agency simply noting Tsai's resignation "to take responsibility for the party's performance in Taiwan's local elections."
China's ambassador had warned shortly before the vote that the motion would create a "dangerous shortcut" for examining other countries' human rights records.
Biden's plan to unveil a package to spur recovery in Latin America, help stem immigration and counter China's growing regional economic clout has been marred by Washington's decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the summit.
June 08, 2022 06:48 AM
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By Dave Graham, Matt Spetalnick and Daina Beth Solomon / Reuters
The issue of Taiwan loomed over a meeting in Tokyo of leaders of the Quad grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia and India, who stressed their determination to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
May 24, 2022 09:31 AM
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters
Tourism-dependent Sri Lanka, where India and China jostle for influence, is facing a dire shortage of foreign exchange, fuel and medicines, and economic activity has slowed to a crawl.
May 20, 2022 09:31 AM
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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe / Reuters
Russia fired missiles at an airport near Lviv on Friday, a city where hundreds of thousands found refuge far from Ukraine's battlefields, as Moscow tries to regain the initiative in its stalled campaign against Ukraine.
The comments come a day before the U.S. government is due to release full-year trade data that analysts expect to show a significant shortfall in China's pledge to increase purchases of U.S. farm and manufactured goods, energy and services.
With geopolitical tensions on both sides of the Eurasian land mass at their most taut for decades, Putin and Xi publicly took each other's sides in a range of disputes, notably Ukraine, where the West accuses Putin of preparing for war.
