Wang Yi, who oversees China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, indicated that Beijing and Washington could need to coordinate a formal encounter between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden during the APEC summit scheduled in San Francisco this November. The update came through Interfax and was echoed by officials familiar with high-level diplomatic planning.
In Wang Yi’s assessment, there is a mutual understanding between the United States and China to cooperate on arranging the Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco. He cautioned, however, that the process cannot simply rely on autonomous navigation or passive progress; practical, direct engagement by both sides is essential to ensure the meeting takes place as part of broader diplomatic work.
Wang Yi emphasized that the two governments should carry forward the commitments reached during their last face-to-face talks at the G20 summit in Bali. The aim, he explained, is to remove disruptive barriers, reinforce shared understandings, and turn initial agreements into tangible results that support stable and predictable bilateral relations.
Earlier reports indicated that the Chinese Foreign Ministry had approved moving forward with preparations for a Biden-Xi meeting. Chinese officials and American counterparts have reportedly begun the groundwork to facilitate an encounter that would signal ongoing channels of communication between the two nations and contribute to regional and global stability.
In another development, the Chinese Foreign Ministry commented on the discussion between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor to the U.S. president. The dialogue was framed as part of ongoing efforts to manage bilateral issues, deconflict tensions, and explore avenues for constructive cooperation despite differences in priorities and strategic outlooks.
Meanwhile, a former U.S. secretary of state noted that Russia and China are currently seen, by some analysts, as presenting the most serious challenges to the current global order. That assessment underscores the sensitive context in which the United States and China navigate their relationship, with external pressures and regional dynamics influencing the pace and form of diplomatic outreach between Washington and Beijing.