Xi tells Biden U.S.-China relations by no means ‘smooth sailing’ however they have to work collectively
President Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping every underscored the necessity for communications between the 2 nuclear superpowers at their assembly on Wednesday, which was the primary time they’ve spoken in over a yr.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Xi emphasised that the 2 nations must preserve traces of dialogue open to keep away from tipping into battle.
“We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict and we also have to manage it responsibly, competition,” Mr. Biden stated, including that he’s discovered earlier talks with Mr. Xi to be “candid, straightforward and useful.”
“I value our conversation because I think it’s paramount that you and I understand each other clearly, leader to leader, with no misconceptions or miscommunication,” Mr. Biden stated.
Mr. Xi stated the world has modified drastically since they final met in Bali, Indonesia, in November 2022, and that the U.S.-China relationship has by no means been “smooth sailing” over the previous 50 years, however “it has kept moving forward.”
“For two large countries like China and the United States, turning their back on each other is not an option,” Mr. Xi stated. “It is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other, and conflict and confrontation have terrible consequences for both sides. The world at large is big enough for the two countries to succeed.”
The two leaders met on the Filoli Estate, about 25 miles south of downtown San Francisco, which is the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation convention web site.
It marks the seventh interplay between Mr. Biden and his Chinese counterpart, their first since final yr in Indonesia. The two haven’t had any cellphone calls or different communications since then, a senior White House official stated.
Relations between the U.S. and China have sunk to their lowest degree in many years. Several incidents put the world’s two largest economies inching towards battle.
Incidents including to the tensions embody a Chinese spy balloon transversing the U.S. in February earlier than the U.S. army shot it down, Chinese saber-rattling over Taiwan and Chinese hackers stealing 60,000 emails from a senior State Department official.
