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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone call after four months.

There was a war of words over various issues for a long time, and especially in the Taiwan issue, there was even a harsh saying, 'If you play with fire, you will burn to death'.



This is Beijing Correspondent Ji-Sung Kim.



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The phone call between the leaders of the United States and China lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes.



It was the fifth call since Biden took office and the first in four months since March, and the biggest issue was the Taiwan issue.



President Biden strongly criticized China's continued military action in the Taiwan Strait.



[Karin Jean-Pierre/White House Spokesperson: (President Biden) said he strongly opposes attempts to unilaterally change the status quo or undermine the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait.]



President Xi Jinping said that Taiwan's unification is the firm will of 1.4 billion people confronted.



He compared promoting Taiwan's independence to playing with fire and even used the harsh expression of being burned to death.



[Chinese CCTV broadcast: (President Xi Jinping) said that if you play with fire, you will surely die in fire. The United States must know this clearly and adhere to the 'one China' principle by harmonizing words and actions.]



House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi, who is the third highest ranking US power, visits Taiwan .

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The two leaders clashed over the Taiwan issue during a video conference in November last year, and even then, President Xi used the word 'playing with fire'.



Just before the two leaders' call, UAVs presumed to be Chinese military entered the skies of Taiwan's Matsu Islands twice, and the US Ronald Reagan carrier group is moving from the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait.



The leaders of the United States and China only reaffirmed their differences of opinion on issues such as human rights issues in China, unfair economic practices, and the Ukraine crisis.



The two leaders, who had only met through phone and video conferences, decided to pursue the first face-to-face summit, but the conflict seems inevitable for the time being.



(Video coverage: Choi Duk-hyun, video editing: Cho Moo-hwan, CG: Seo Dong-min)