US President Joe Biden said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss China military activity near Taiwan and both sides agreed to abide by the Taiw
Beijing claims full sovereignty over Taiwan, a democracy of almost 24 million people located off the southeastern coast of mainland China, despite the fact that the two sides have been governed separately for more than seven decades.
China has flown a record 56 fighter aircraft towards Taiwan, continuing three days of sustained aggressive military posturing against the self-ruled island.
The United States has termed China recent military activity near Taiwan provocative and strongly urged Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and econ