Topline As tensions over Taiwan simmer, President Joe Biden reiterated to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Thursday phone call that the U.S. hasn’t changed its position on Taiwan, according to readouts from both countries–including an ominous report of the conversation from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Grin and bear it: Biden and Xi shake hands in Beijing in 2013.Getty Images Key Facts The U.S. must not support Taiwan’s independence because “those who play with fire will perish by it,” according to the Chinese readout, which stated that Biden affirmed he doesn’t support Taiwan’s independence. The Biden Administration has previously made clear it doesn’t support Taiwan’s independence—which has long been U.S. policy—but a reported upcoming trip to Taiwan from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has stoked further tension between the U.S. and China recently. Biden emphasized that U.S. policy toward Taiwan’s independence has not changed in the call, the White House said, clarifying that Biden actually said he “strongly opposes unil… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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