The British newspaper ‘Financial Times’ revealed that, in April 2023, Xi Jinping told Ursula Von der Leyen about Washington’s “bad intentions” to attack the island.
Xi Jinping meets with Emmanuel Macron and Ursula Von der Leyen. Photo: Reuters.
The president of China, Xi Jinpingwould have alerted the president of the European Comission (EC), Ursula von der Leyenabout alleged provocations of USA to incite China to attack Taiwan.
Xi Jinping, president of China. Photo: Reuters.
The newspaper ‘Financial Times‘ reported that, in April 2023During a meeting with the head of the EC, the Chinese president assured that Washington tried “cheat” to Beijing to attack the island. However, the Asian leader stated that he did not “I would take the bait“.
Xi Jinping’s warning to Von der Leyen would be “something unusual“, since it is the first known case in which the president of China makes this type of statement to a foreign leader.
Ursula Von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. Photo: Reuters.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not comment on its leader’s statements in response to the British newspaper’s request for information, but indicated that the US had sold weapons to Taiwan and supported the “separatist forces” of the island.
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Tense weather
The information comes to light in the midst of a tense climate between Washington and Beijing after the admiral’s statements Samuel Paparonew head of US Indo-Pacific Commandwho assured that his country is preparing a military response to a possible escalation in the Taiwan Strait and a conflict between Beijing and Taipei.
“I want to turn the Taiwan Strait into a unmanned hell using a number of classified capabilities“Declared Paparo in an interview, referring to the plan ‘Hellscape‘ of the North American Army, which foresees the deployment of thousands of submarines, ships and planes.
