Chinese aides yank US TV producer’s backpack after yelling a human rights question to Biden during meeting with Xi
White House workers had to intervene when producer was mistreated
Pool reporter said woman was ‘pushed to door’ but didn’t fall
Two Biden assistants intervened, saying the producer should be left alone
It came at the start of President Biden’s three-hour meeting with Xi
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White House officials were forced to intervene when Chinese officials assaulted a US TV reporter for asking President Biden a human rights question during his meeting with Xi Jinping.
The producer yelled at Biden during his opening address when he first met Xi as president in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday.
“Immediately, a man of the Chinese side – he was wearing a white Covid mask with a Chinese flag on it – jerked the producer back on the backpack,” Agence France-Presse polar reporter Sebastian Smith wrote Monday evening local time.
“She lost her balance without falling and was pushed to the door,” he added. “Two White House employees intervened and said the producer should be left alone.”
White House employees were forced to intervene when Chinese employees assaulted a US TV reporter for trying to ask President Biden a human rights question during his meeting with Xi Jinping
The moment was not caught on camera but was noted in the official polar report from the start of Biden and Xi’s three-hour meeting, where they discussed Taiwan, North Korea and Russia, according to readouts.
Xi warned Biden that the “Taiwan issue” was the “first red line not to be crossed” and that Beijing would not allow anyone to interfere.
Biden told his counterpart that the United States is standing next to the “One China Policy” and later said in a news conference that he saw no “imminent” threat of an invasion of Taiwan.
The Pentagon and top US military officials have warned that Xi is preparing for a military incursion by 2027.
But Biden insisted there is no immediate threat of conflict, saying there is “no need for another Cold War.”
The two leaders showed warm body language before the cameras were removed from their meeting in Bali, on the sidelines of a G20 summit.
“I absolutely believe there should be no new Cold War,” Biden said at a news conference after the meeting.
“I have often met Xi Jinping and we have been candid and clear across the board.
“And I don’t think there is any imminent attempt on the part of China to invade Taiwan.
Biden’s own officials believe Xi has ordered the modernization of his armed forces so they can be ready to take the autonomous island by force by 2027, if necessary.
And Xi reportedly took a hard line during their meeting.
“The Taiwan issue is at the heart of China’s core interests, the foundation of the political foundation of China-US relations, and the first red line not to be crossed in China-US relations,” Xi told Biden. have said. , according to state news agency Xinhua.
Taiwan is a flashpoint between Washington and Beijing, which has been outraged by Biden’s repeated remarks that the US would defend the island if attacked.
The visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in August has further fueled relations.
Biden said he has set out the US position.
“I made it clear that our policy in Taiwan has not changed at all. It’s the exact same position we’ve been in,” he said.
The moment was not caught on camera but was noted in the official polar report from the start of Biden and Xi’s three-hour meeting, where they discussed Taiwan, North Korea and Russia, according to readouts.
President Biden said there should be “no new Cold War” after a three-and-a-half-hour meeting with Xi Jinping, adding that he did not believe Beijing would invade Taiwan “any time.” They met in Bali ahead of a G20 summit
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