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Taiwan, trade, Ukraine and the climate crisis among issues discussed when presidents of US and China met

The three-hour meeting between Xi and President Biden finished Monday with both leaders expressing an openness to restoring communication channels and repairing the U.S.-China relationship.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — President Joe Biden on Monday expressed confidence that a “new Cold War” can be avoided with China and that Beijing is not planning an “imminent” invasion of U.S. ally Taiwan.

US, Chinese leaders seek to stabilise strained relations during face-to-face talks in Bali, Indonesia.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks since 2017 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday. Here are some takeaways from the three-and-a-half hour meeting:

Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping tried to take some heat out of their simmering superpower rivalry Monday, during a three-hour summit that found common ground on Ukraine but left little doubt that stark differences remain.

Taiwan will not compromise on its sovereignty and the Taiwanese people will firmly protect the island's democratic and free way of life, the presidential office said on Monday after the U.S. and Chinese presidents clashed over the issue of Taiwan.

‘I think we understand each other’ says US president

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden during their first in-person meeting since 2017 that the Taiwan question was the "very core of China's core interests" and the "first red line" in bilateral ties that must not be crossed.

Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping clashed Monday over Taiwan but found areas of common ground during the powers' first in-person summit in three years, including a joint warning against Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

The leaders of the world’s biggest economies assemble in Bali this week for the annual G20 summit. They do so facing multiple interconnected global crises. Russia’s war in Ukraine, economic slowdown in China, heightened Sino-American tensions over Taiwan, precipitous worldwide increases in costs of living, and growing global food shortages…