Taipei: Taiwan on Sunday rebutted remarks made by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru. Xi's comments were "targeted, contrary to the facts, and deliberately setting limits on Taiwan-U.S. relations," according to a statement issued by the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Taiwan's top government agency in charge of relations with China.According to Focus Taiwan, during his meeting with the U.S. leader on Saturday (Peru time), Xi had named "the Taiwan question" - along with "democracy and human rights, China's path and system, and China's development right" - as "red line" issues for Beijing that "must not be challenged" by other countries. Xi also mentioned Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's president and leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), by name. He emphasized the importance of the U.S. understanding what he described as the "true nature" of Lai and the DPP's pursuit of "Taiwan independenc e."In response, the MAC stated that Taiwan's cross-strait policies are "steady, pragmatic and consistent," gaining recognition from both Taiwanese mainstream public opinion and the international community. It affirmed Taiwan's commitment to maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait despite what it described as China's "continued civil and military attacks on Taiwan." The MAC emphasized Taiwan's resolve to uphold its constitutional system, sovereignty, and dignity while striving for regional peace and stability.The statement also highlighted President Lai's commitment to working with democratic partners to combat authoritarian threats and promote global democratic peace and prosperity. Furthermore, it criticized Beijing's "military intimidation and economic coercion" in the Indo-Pacific region, attributing these actions to heightened "tensions" and "instability" in cross-strait relations.The MAC urged Beijing to acknowledge the current situation across the Taiwan Strait, abandon coercive actions, and en gage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected government. It called for joint efforts to maintain regional security and global peace.On the other hand, the White House also released a statement regarding the Xi-Biden meeting, reaffirming that "the United States' one China policy remains unchanged."