Taiwan president, Tsai Ing-wen, on Wednesday noted the U.S. continued adherence to treaties on the country amid heightened tensions with Beijing.

“U.S. President, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, said that he had addressed the issue of Taiwan in an earlier talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping.”

Tensions have soared between Taipei and Beijing in the past week due to repeated incursions by dozens of Chinese aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone.

Taiwan has had an independent government since 1949, but China considers the self-governing democratic island part of its territory.

“Biden told reporters at the White House that he had spoken with Xi about Taiwan and they both agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement.

“The Taiwan agreement which Biden referred to appeared to be the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act (TRA).”

He said the U.S. decision to establish diplomatic ties with China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan would be determined by peaceful means.

The president called on China to show restraint in order not to inadvertently ignite conflict.

Meanwhile, the Taiwan presidential spokesperson, Xavier Chang said that the U.S policy toward Taiwan remained rock solid.

Taiwan said that China’s air maneuvers around the island, including some 150 sorties since Oct.1, and had undermined regional peace.

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Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry also thanked the German Foreign Ministry for expressing its great concern over events in the Taiwan Strait.

Taiwan is receiving a number of diplomatic visits this week, including a delegation of French senators and former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.