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US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold a video conference as early as this week.
However, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan emerged as a variable, changes in air currents are also detected.
This is Beijing Correspondent Kang Jeong-gyu.
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[조 바이든 / 미국 대통령 (지난 20일) : 열흘 안에 시진핑 중국 국가 주석과 대화를 할 것 같습니다.]
Until last week, video conferences between the U.S. and China seemed to be going smoothly.
There were also positive signs, such as President Xi Jinping sending a letter of consolation to President Biden who has contracted COVID-19.
However, an agreement on a schedule for the meeting has yet to be announced.
[존 커비 / 美 백악관 국가안전보장회의 전략소통조정관 (지난 22일) : 위로전은 정말로 바이든 대통령이 코로나19를 잘 이겨내길 기원하는 데 초점을 맞췄습니다. 그게 유일한 내용이에요.]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan are cited as the reason for the subtle change in air currents.
Pelosi is said to be visiting Taiwan next month on a tour of Asia.
It is the first time in 25 years since 1997 that an incumbent US House Speaker officially visits Taiwan.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a warning with an unprecedentedly strong tone.
[자오리젠 / 中 외교부 대변인 (지난 19일) : 미국이 고집대로 한다면, 중국은 주권과 영토 보전을 위해 강력한 조치를 취할 것입니다.]
Over the past week, military aircraft were sent to Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone to stage armed protests.
There is even a prospect that China may declare a ‘no-fly zone’ over Taiwan.
If the visit to Taiwan, which had been delayed once due to Chairman Pelosi’s confirmation of Corona 19 in April, is made this time, there are concerns that the Taiwan Strait, which is already on the eve of the storm, could be engulfed in turbulence.
My name is Jeonggyu Kang from YTN in Beijing.
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