president of the United States, Joe BidenHe will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi JinpingA meeting will be held in San Francisco next week with the aim of “stabilizing” the relationship between both countries, two White House officials confirmed.
Meeting to take place Wednesday, November 15 The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), marks the first meeting between both leaders on American soil and the second since Biden came to power in 2021.
“We are in competition with China, but We are not looking for conflict, conflict or a new Cold War“One of the officials, who wished to remain anonymous, said the following in his meeting with journalists.
Biden is expected to discuss the future of the relationship between the two countries with Xi. Keep lines of communication “open” and extend them to other areasAs well as diplomatic issues such as military and intelligence, officials emphasize.
They also assured that the leaders would discuss the Asia-Pacific region, the war in Ukraine, conflicts in Israel and the Gaza Strip, as well as more general issues such as climate change and counter-narcotics.
The American president will address thornier issues on which both countries “have differences”: “human rights, trade issues, the South China Sea, and fair treatment of American companies and businesses“The authorities announced it to the press.
Amid US complaints about a possible arms deal between the two countries, Biden will express his “concerns” to Xi about the rapprochement between North Korea and Russia.
Pyongyang “remains a significant sponsor of China,” one of the officials stressed, and the US president will reiterate to Xi his readiness for diplomatic rapprochement with North Korea.
The President will also ask his Chinese counterpart to convey the following message to Iran: US will be ‘ready to respond’ to any actions that ‘escalate or spread’ violence in the Middle East.
On Taiwan, another point where the US and China maintain strong disagreements, the Democratic leader will reiterate: Your support for the region and concerns about increased military activity in the region.
“These are unprecedented actions that are dangerous (…) and undermine peace and stability,” the second official said.
The White House’s vision for this meeting was realistic, the officials added: “Efforts to shape or reform China in recent years have failed.”
This meeting between Xi and Biden took place after months of rapprochement.The arrival of the so-called Chinese bubble to the USA It will freeze the already frayed relations between both countries.
The visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing in June and the subsequent visit of many US officials, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, paved the way for this.
The first meeting between the two leaders took place a year ago during the G20 summit in Bail (Indonesia).
Xi Jinping’s latest trip to the USA in 2017 when she visited the Florida home of then-President Donald Trump (2017-2021), with whom she had a complicated relationship.