Biden met with the Chinese foreign minister. The conversation could serve as preparation for a meeting between the American and Xi, in an attempt to stabilize the relationship between the countries.
US President Joe Biden met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this Friday. for a conversation considered preparatory for a possible meeting with the Chinese presidentXi Jinping, next month.
The meeting was the latest in a series of high-level contacts between the United States and China. that explore the hypothesis of stabilizing an increasingly tense relationshipduring a period of war in Ukraine and Israel.
According to the White House, Biden “emphasized that both the United States and China need to responsibly manage competition in the relationship and maintain open channels of communication” and “highlighted that the United States and China must work together to address global challenges.”
It was expected that Biden spoke with Wang, a reciprocal action, after Xi met US Secretary of State Antony Blinkenin June.
Beijing has not yet confirmed whether Xi Jinping will travel to San Francisco in November to participate in the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), a forum of 21 member states that aims to promote free trade and cooperation. economy throughout the region). But Biden has said that a meeting between the two heads of state on the sidelines of the summit is possible.
Source: Observadora
