WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s comment on the need to move toward a “resolution” of the Taiwan issue was the talk of think tanks on Monday, as China watchers analyze last week’s summit with U.S. President Joe Biden.
The overall assessment was positive. Jude Blanchette, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said he was surprised that the optics of the summit were “much more positive” than he expected. There was a softness in tone, and Xi seemed happy during and after the meeting, Blanchette said.
