The virtual meeting, which is scheduled between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, will take place next week, according to Reuters, citing a source .
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Reuters notes that representatives of the White House and the Chinese embassy in Washington refused to confirm to the agency whether the meeting will take place next week.
Context
At the beginning of Biden’s rule, US diplomatic exchanges with China caused dissatisfaction among allies, and US officials believe that direct cooperation with Xi is the best way to prevent conflict in relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Both sides said they had reached an agreement in principle to hold a virtual meeting between Biden and Xi by the end of the year after talks in Zurich, Switzerland, last month between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s chief diplomat Yang Jiechi.
Last month, sources told Reuters that, given China’s domestic restrictions on COVID-19 and Xi’s reluctance to travel, Washington had decided to hold a video conference in November.
At a briefing Monday, White House Deputy Spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre was asked about the timing of the virtual meeting, and she confirmed that there was an agreement in principle that Biden and C would hold it by the end of the year.
She said they were discussing at the working level to confirm the details, but declined to give specifics.
Addition
The stakes are high – Washington and Beijing are arguing over the origins of the pandemic to China’s expansion of its nuclear arsenal – but Biden’s team has little hope for concrete results.
Experts believe the two sides can agree to ease visa restrictions on journalists, and say an agreement to reopen the consulates in Chengdu and Houston, which were closed as a result of the 2020 diplomatic conflict, could help improve sentiment. .
However, the Biden administration said that the agreement on consulates was not discussed before the meeting.
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council said last week that the planned meeting was part of a U.S. effort for good governance.
Source: ukrgate
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