Tensions between the US and China... "One-way opposition to change" vs "Playing with fire and dying"

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U.S. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had their first phone conversation in four months in a tough nerve war.

On the Taiwan issue, President Xi warned that "playing with fire will burn you to death", while President Biden said he opposes unilateral attempts to change the status quo.

This is Washington correspondent Nam Seung-mo.

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The call between the leaders of the United States and China, which started around 9:30 pm on the 28th (KST) last night (28th), lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes.

The biggest issue was the Taiwan issue.

President Biden said he strongly opposes any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo or undermine peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, targeting the successive pressures of Taiwan, including China's military action.

[Carinne Jean-Pierre / US White House Press Secretary: Regarding the Taiwan issue, President Biden emphasized that the US policy on Taiwan has not changed.]

President Biden said that there is no change in China-related policies such as One China, but there are no changes allowed under international law. It has been emphasized that flights and navigation in the Taiwan Strait will continue.

President Xi Jinping warned that China's national sovereignty and territorial protection are the unwavering will of the 1.4 billion Chinese people, and that playing with fire will inevitably burn you to death.

Following the video conference in November of last year, the phrase 'playing with fire' was used repeatedly, and it is analyzed that it was to block US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan.

Also, it seems that the US is trying to check the semiconductor supply chain alliance 'Chip 4', which the US is pushing for, including the semiconductor industry support bill passed today by the US Senate and today after the US Senate yesterday. argued that it wouldn't help either.

The White House said that the two leaders had extensive discussions on important issues such as climate change and Ukraine issue, but since March, there is an analysis that they only confirmed differences of position on pending issues such as the Taiwan issue and Russian sanctions.