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The face-to-face assembly between Biden and Xi will happen for the primary time in a yr tomorrow.
Washington:
The White Home stated on Monday President Joe Biden and Chinese language President Xi Jinping will focus on strengthening communication and managing competitors once they meet on the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) summit within the San Francisco Bay space on Nov. 15.
Biden believes there is no such thing as a substitute for face-to-face diplomacy to handle this advanced relationship, White Home nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan instructed reporters.
“We anticipate that the leaders will discuss some of the most fundamental elements of the U.S.-PRC bilateral relationship, including the continued importance of strengthening open lines of communication and managing competition responsibly so that it does not veer into conflict,” Sullivan instructed reporters.
“The way we achieve that is through intense diplomacy. That’s how we clear up misperceptions and avoid surprises,” Sullivan stated, including Biden “comes into this summit on a solid footing.”
Sullivan additionally stated the U.S. is on the lookout for particular outcomes from the assembly on November 15, he stated.
The face-to-face assembly will happen for the primary time in a yr on Wednesday, with the high-stakes diplomacy geared toward curbing tensions between the world’s two superpowers.
The assembly can also be anticipated to cowl international points from the Israel-Hamas conflict to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea’s ties with Russia, Taiwan, the Indo-Pacific, human rights, fentanyl, synthetic intelligence, in addition to “fair” commerce and financial relations, senior Biden administration officers stated.
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