'Don't Give an Inch' to China, Republicans Warn Biden

A group of 22 Senate Republicans has urged U.S. President Joe Biden not to make any concessions on Taiwan when he meets with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday.

"Few issues are more urgent than ensuring Taiwan has the capabilities and training it needs to deter Chinese aggression," said the statement spearheaded by Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's ranking member.

Biden and Xi are meeting in San Francisco for the first time in a year on the margins of the APEC leaders' summit. Biden said Tuesday that his main objective was to...