US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters Beijing —

China has called for the US to avoid crossing four sensitive “red lines” in order to keep the two countries’ relations on track following a high-stakes meeting between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump last week.

Taiwan, democracy and human rights, political path and system, and right to development are “China’s four red lines,” China’s ambassador to the US Xie Feng said during a virtual address to American and Chinese businesspeople in Shanghai on Monday.

“We hope the US side will avoid crossing them and causing trouble,” he said.

Xie made the remarks to an eve

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