Did China’s U.S. ambassador call Taiwan and human rights “red lines” ahead of a Trump-Xi meeting?

Yes. On September 23, 2026, China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, wrote in the Communist Party’s People’s Daily that Taiwan, democracy and human rights, development paths and systems, and development rights are four “red lines” that cannot be challenged, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s Washington summit with President Donald Trump.

Reuters reported Xie urged the U.S. to manage differences in good faith and stop using pretexts such as national security to constrain China, as both sides prepare for the leaders’ meeting.

Source: Reuters — China’s US ambassador warns on ‘red lines’ ahead of Trump, Xi meeting

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