On Monday, Biden and Chinese leader Xi met virtually for the first time since the US president took office in January. After almost three-hour-long talks, the two leaders agreed that Washington-Beijing relations are vital not only for both countries, but for the entire globe, while also discussing other strategic issues between the two nations.

President Joe Biden declared on Tuesday that the US is not pushing for the island of Taiwan's independence, and that the country is "not going to change our policy at all" regarding the island.