Biden-Xi virtual summit: leaders warn each other over future of Taiwan

China president tells US counterpart that support for Taiwan independence is like playing with fire' during the most substantial discussion since Biden took office

Xi Jinping warned Joe Biden in a virtual summit that China was prepared to take decisive measures" if Taiwan makes any moves towards independence that cross Beijing's red lines.

Xi also warned the US president that any support for Taiwanese independence would be like playing with fire", according to a Chinese state media account of the summit, adding that those who play with fire will get burned".