Taiwan representative Lin Hsin-yi met U.S. President Joe Biden at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru, in a rare meeting between Taiwan and a U.S. leader.
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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden has had a, quote,
00:02lively conversation with Taiwan's Representative Lin Xinyi
00:06at the APEC Leaders Summit here in Peru,
00:09according to Taiwan's foreign ministry.
00:12Photographed shaking hands during informal dialogue on Friday afternoon,
00:15Lin reportedly spoke with Biden about Taiwan-U.S. ties
00:19and thanked the U.S. president for promoting relations
00:21between the two countries during his term,
00:24even inviting Biden to visit Taiwan in the future.
00:27It's an invitation Biden is unlikely to accept
00:30as his government tries to steady ties with China.
00:33Beijing protests any official interactions with Taiwan
00:36as it seeks to isolate Taipei diplomatically.
00:39Former U.S. presidents have visited Taiwan before.
00:43Jimmy Carter, the president who shifted recognition
00:45from Taiwan to China in 79, visited in 1999.
00:49And Bill Clinton visited in 2005.
00:53While brief, Biden and Lin's meeting is significant,
00:56marking a rare exchange between Taiwan and a sitting U.S. president.
01:00Scott Wong, Reese Ayres and Harrell Hughes in Lima, Peru for Taiwan Plus.