Biden, Xi Set to Maintain Dialogue Despite Lack of Compromise on Taiwan, Expert Says

Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Joe Biden of the United States failed to find a compromise on the Taiwan issue in a phone call on Thursday but showed willingness to maintain dialogue, Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics Vasily Kashin said. “On the one hand, as far as we know, they showed willingness to maintain and boost dialogue, including a potential in-person meeting, but on the other hand, we haven’t seen any signs of a thaw in terms of the main issue that concerns Taiwan,” he pointed out. “I…