President Biden: "We Will Not Provide Technology to China That Could Be Used Against US Forces"

U.S. President Joe Biden reportedly told Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 15th (local time) that "the U.S. will not provide China with technology that could be used against U.S. forces."

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A senior U.S. official made this statement immediately after the second face-to-face summit between President Biden and President Xi, held near Woodside, close to San Francisco, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

President Biden also directly pointed out to President Xi that the economic playing field is not fair and stated that intellectual property rights violations are hindering investment. Regarding the Israel-Hamas war, the official said Biden requested China to urge Iran to stop provocative actions to prevent the spread of conflict in the Middle East. On the issue of climate change, Biden made it clear that China needs to make greater efforts and urged China to take additional measures to reduce methane emissions.

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Meanwhile, President Biden assessed that substantial progress was made following the meeting. According to the White House press pool, Biden told reporters immediately after the summit, "Substantial progress was made," and "The talks went well."

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