Biden to meet with Xi Jinping during his visit to Peru - Reuters
Photo: Joe Biden and Xi Jinping (Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden will visit Peru on November 16 to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. There, he will hold a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping, Reuters reports.
The agency notes that this meeting with Xi Jinping is likely to be the last one for Biden as US president.
It is expected that the leaders will hold talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the Peruvian capital, Lima. They will discuss "a range of global hot spots," including the heightened tensions in relations between Washington and Beijing.
It is mentioned that the last time Biden spoke with the Chinese leader was via phone in April of this year.
"The president has demonstrated that the US and (the People's Republic of China) can manage our differences and prevent competition from veering into conflict or confrontation, and he's done that by ensuring the maintenance of open lines of communication," one official told Reuters.
US-China relations
The US and China are competing for global leadership. This competition spans not only the economic sphere but also political influence, military capabilities, technology, and space.
The last meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping took place on November 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.
Recently, it was reported that Biden and Xi Jinping will meet in Rio de Janeiro during the G20 summit next week.
In China, for the first time commenting on the recent US elections, officials expressed hope for continued peaceful and mutually beneficial coexistence. However, Beijing refused to comment on Donald Trump’s threats to increase tariffs on Chinese goods.
Recently, Xi Jinping held a phone call with Trump, congratulating the Republican on his victory in the US presidential elections.
