Joe Biden said, "It is clear—he is clear—and I am clear—that he will stand up for American interests and values, promote universal human rights, defend the international order, and work alongside our allies and partners." Also, "China's policy has not changed. "We propose changing the status quo unilaterally on both sides, and we are committed to maintaining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait," said Joe Biden.
When discussing the issue of the Taiwan conflict, Xi Jinping said that "the Taiwan question is the essence of China's core interests, the political cornerstone of China-US relations, and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations." But the two heads of state continued to talk calmly without expecting any more conflict, and Joe Biden did not want conflict between the US and China.
Not only about Taiwan, the two countries also discussed the current situation of Russia and Ukraine. Joe Biden emphasized that the use of nuclear weapons was not allowed, and he ensured that the US would visit China in the framework of following up discussions in Bali. Biden believes that there is no new cold war between the US and China, nor are there any attempts on the part of China to attack the country of Taiwan.
Joe Biden stated bluntly, "What I want from the meeting with Xi is to lay out what the two countries have in common. "Understand what the interests of China are and what the interests of the US are. Then see if there is a conflict, and if there is, how to overcome it and what the solution is."
Joe Biden also said the United States supports China and will not change the "One China Policy." Joe Biden also emphasized that there will not be a new cold war between China and the United States, as the global community is worried about. "I don't think there has been an immediate attempt on the Chinese side to attack Taiwan," admitted Joe Biden.
Dr. Eugenio Cusumano, an expert in international relations and a professor of politics at the University of Messina, gave his comments during the live BBC broadcast of the Bali G20 Summit and the meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden. He said that this was a very important meeting for several reasons. As we heard that Xi Jinping and Joe Biden already knew each other, they came to meet face-to-face, with each sitting as president.
They also sat down, and Biden came to this meeting from a position of domestic power, with Xi Jinping having obtained an unprecedented third term as China's leader in the Communist Party Congress. Dr. Eugenio Cusumano said that paradoxically, speaking of the war in Ukraine, he previously thought that the war in Ukraine offered some additional opportunities for dialogue.
On the other hand, Russia's predicament in Ukraine may have shown China that pushing Taiwan now and trying to take over Taiwan by military means in the short term is not a good idea, and even more so if China accepts because the US wants to put more pressure on Russia when it invades, then maybe the US is willing to retaliate with some concessions on some other fronts, like their stated limits on exports of semiconductors in microchips to China.
If only Joe Biden and Xi Jinping did not meet, there would be open conflict. Where the opportunity for conflict is very large, among the triggers are the South China Sea, Taiwan, and the Aukus, which are very worrying for China. In this meeting, Joe Biden really wanted to know China's perspective on the US. Because the United States regards China as its primary competitor.
Keeping in mind that in the current era the strength of the United States is declining while that of China has increased by 1 point, which causes a condition of balance between the two powerful countries and opens opportunities for open conflict. Therefore the meeting between the two can reduce the tension from the heating up of relations between the US and China. China also thinks that every time there is a big activity in Asia Pacific it must be represented.
As for the impact of the meeting of the two leaders of this superpower country, it is certain that Indonesia will be affected. which gave birth to eight new initiatives for Indonesia-US cooperation. If we can handle them well, Indonesia will become a major country in the fields of knowledge and technology, as well as the practice of 17 systems of sustainable development goals in Asia and the Pacific.
