Taiwan working on one-on-one Biden meeting at APEC summit

Taiwan is working on securing a one-on-one meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and the island’s representative at this week’s APEC summit in San Francisco, but there is no message planned for China, a senior Taiwanese official said.
Chinese-claimed and democratically ruled Taiwan, which takes part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum as “Chinese Taipei” and does not send its president to summits, has faced increased military pressure from Beijing, including two rounds of major war games during the past year and a half.
Wellington Koo, head of Taiwan’s National Security Council, told reporters in Taipei that the government was aiming for a meeting between APEC envoy Morris Chang, the 92-year-old founder of chip giant TSMC, and Biden.
“The two sides are discussing related arrangements,” Koo said when asked whether Chang plans to hold an one-on-one meeting with Biden at APEC.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.