{"id":1388955,"date":"2022-03-18T16:26:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T20:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1388955"},"modified":"2022-03-18T18:45:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:45:50","slug":"china-xi-jinping-tells-biden-to-clean-up-his-own-mess-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-xi-jinping-tells-biden-to-clean-up-his-own-mess-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"China: Xi Jinping Tells Biden to Clean Up His Own Mess in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-xi-jinping-tells-biden-to-clean-up-his-own-mess-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1388955&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>The White House did not immediately produce a readout of the video call between President Joe Biden and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Friday morning, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry produced a detailed account of the call immediately, publishing it within the hour through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xhpfmapi.xinhuaxmt.com\/vh512\/share\/10669343\"><span>Chinese state media<\/span><\/a><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In China\u2019s account of the call, Xi told Biden he could not expect any help from Beijing cleaning up the mess he made in Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/zxxx_662805\/202203\/t20220319_10653207.html\"><span>Chinese Foreign Ministry<\/span><\/a><span>, Biden told Xi the United States does not \u201cseek a new Cold War with China\u201d \u2014 a favorite talking point of the Chinese Communist Party.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Biden further assured Xi the U.S. does not seek to \u201cchange China\u2019s system,\u201d does not support \u201cTaiwan independence,\u201d and \u201chas no intention to seek a conflict with China.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the Chinese readout, Biden repeated these pledges to Xi twice during the call. \u201cI take these remarks very seriously,\u201d Xi responded.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Biden said that instead of conflict, the United States wants \u201ccandid dialogue and closer cooperation\u201d leading to \u201csteady growth\u201d in its relationship with Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cPresident Biden expressed readiness to stay in close touch with President Xi to set the direction for the U.S.-China relationship,\u201d the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Xi proceeded to lecture Biden about the \u201cpredicament created by the previous U.S. administration,\u201d especially the problem that \u201csome people in the U.S. have sent a wrong signal to \u2018Taiwan independence forces\u2019\u201d that is \u201cvery dangerous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8987129\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2018\/07\/GettyImages-871867102.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">China\u2019s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017 (FRED DUFOUR\/AFP\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Leaving it unclear if this was something Xi said to Biden or editorializing inserted by the Ministry, the Chinese Foreign Ministry wrote:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The direct cause for the current situation in the China-U.S. relationship is that some people on the U.S. side have not followed through on the important common understanding reached by the two Presidents and have not acted on President Biden\u2019s positive statements. The U.S. has misperceived and miscalculated China\u2019s strategic intention.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>White House previews of the Biden-Xi call suggested Biden wanted to persuade China to join the European-led effort to isolate Russia for invading Ukraine. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Biden completely struck out in this endeavor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Instead, Xi told Biden that China wants peace in Ukraine but opposes U.S. and European sanctions against Russia. Xi implied the U.S. and NATO bear responsibility for sparking the Russia-Ukraine conflict and should, therefore, take responsibility for solving it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe who tied the bell to the tiger must take it off,\u201d Xi told Biden, using a Chinese aphorism of which he is reportedly\u00a0<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ewong\/status\/1504853536273797120\">fond<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Xi told Biden:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Sweeping and indiscriminate sanctions would only make the people suffer. If further escalated, they could trigger serious crises in global economy and trade, finance, energy, food, and industrial and supply chains, crippling the already languishing world economy and causing irrevocable losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThe more complex the situation, the greater the need to remain cool-headed and rational. Whatever the circumstances, there is always a need for political courage to create space for peace and leave room for political settlement,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Xi concluded:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>An enduring solution would be for major countries to respect each other, reject the Cold War mentality, refrain from bloc confrontation, and build step by step a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture for the region and for the world. China has been doing its best for peace and will continue to play a constructive role.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying later <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpokespersonCHN\/status\/1504865383005646849\"><span>described<\/span><\/a><span> the video conference as \u201ccandid, in-depth, and constructive,\u201d applauding President Biden for his willingness to \u201cstay in close touch with President Xi to set the direction for the U.S.-China relationship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chinese Academy of Social Sciences fellow Lu Xiang told the state-run <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202203\/1255263.shtml\"><i><span>Global Times<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span>that Xi asserted a leadership position over Biden in the call, sending an important message to America and her allies that conflict with China is irresponsible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lu congratulated Xi for demonstrating that \u201csome U.S. senior officials\u2019 aggressive posturing toward China had never affected China\u2019s own pace.\u201d This was most likely a dismissive reference to national security adviser Jake Sullivan\u2019s pressuring of senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi during a heated <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/jake-sullivan-to-meet-with-chinese-counterpart-in-rome\/\"><span>meeting<\/span><\/a><span> in Rome this week during which he pushed for China\u00a0<\/span><span>to do more to combat the Russian invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think the Friday talk is not only meaningful for the China-US relations, but also for the global geopolitical situation. The Chinese leader\u2019s remarks showed countries closely following the U.S. in inciting a crisis what a responsible major power should do in facing with problems,\u201d Lu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lu also congratulated Xi for warning Biden to stop \u201cplaying with fire on the Taiwan question\u201d and challenging China\u2019s \u201ccore interests,\u201d which in essence means warning the Biden administration to stop threatening China with reprisals if it decides to help Russia evade U.S. and European sanctions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Ukraine crisis is already a headache for the U.S. and it will not like more confrontations with China. The U.S. and its politicians should abandon the fantasy that they could solve all problems by imposing sanctions or coercion as it is impossible to solve global problems, including political crises or economic issues without China and Russia,\u201d Lu asserted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House did not immediately produce a readout of the video call between President Joe Biden and Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Friday morning, but the Chinese Foreign Ministry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1388955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1388955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1388955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1388955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1388955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1388955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1388955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}