Xi told Biden at summit that China will reunify with Taiwan

China's Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden at their recent summit of China's intention to unify with Taiwan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden directly at their recent summit that China will reunify with Taiwan, sources confirmed to ABC News.

NBC News was the first to report the conversation.

It was unclear whether Beijing plans to use force in its effort to reunify with Taiwan, but Xi indicated they will try at first to do so peacefully, the sources said.

Xi has said as much publicly but what is noteworthy is that he said this so bluntly to the president at a summit intended to thaw their relations.

U.S. officials stress it wasn't surprising given what they've heard and seen.