The meeting takes place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization summit. The offices of Biden and Xi guarantee that both have a spirit of cooperation.
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, meet on Wednesday in San Francisco with an agenda of common concerns, but accepting differences.
In preparation for the meeting, which takes place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization summit, which is being held in San Francisco (USA), the offices of Biden and Xi promise that there will be no taboo topics for debate, even the most difficult ones, and that both sit at the negotiating table with the spirit of strengthening cooperation projects.
Biden is expected to defend expanding US controls on semiconductor chip exports, but at the same time will assure Xi that he is not trying to wage an economic war with Beijing.
Xi will agree to address US sanctions against Chinese companies that limit access to semiconductor chips, admitting that these components are essential to China’s plans to develop companies capable of competing in the industries of the future, including electric vehicles, artificial intelligence or robotics.
The Biden-Xi summit follows several meetings in recent months between senior officials from the two countries. This is the first meeting between heads of state since November 2022, in Bali.
The Chinese leader must also discuss with his North American counterpart Washington’s strategy to reduce trade ties between both countries, knowing that Biden maintained the punitive tariffs imposed by his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, on goods imported from the Asian country.
On the American side, messages have been repeated that differences must be recognized, but controlled, to safeguard the interests of both countries.
Regarding the issues on which an understanding is expected, Biden should insist on calling for cooperation to combat climate change and fentanyl trafficking (China is a major source of the drug used in the production of opiates, which has been become a scourge in the United States). .
The fentanyl issue represents a possible area where the two sides “can immediately work to increase mutual trust and cooperation,” Zichen Wang, a senior fellow at the Beijing-based Center for China and Globalization, recently admitted.
Disinformation experts have warned the White House that Beijing may target the United States by sowing discord which can influence election results at the local level, especially in districts with large numbers of Chinese-American voters.
Beijing often accuses the United States of “demonizing” the Chinese regime on human rights issues, a source of long-standing tensions between the two countries.
China hopes the United States will “work together” with Beijing and respect “Chinese-American relations”
Source: Observadora
