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Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden on Wednesday that it is “unrealistic” for either economic and military superpower to expect to “convert the other” as the two countries try in their own ways to halt the decline in their economies. relationship.
a New York Times article Meanwhile, Xi also stated that the Earth is big enough for America and China. The two presidents and their senior advisors held talks with each other for the first time in a year. Their meeting place is a settlement near San Francisco.
Biden and Xi in San Francisco – Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP
In their somewhat stern and carefully crafted statements, they offered the usual assurances that much would be achieved through joint action, but they also hinted that a standoff over Taiwan, the South China Sea, or China’s aid to Russia could turn into a more serious conflict if they let their guard down.
Relations between the United States and China are at a 40-year low, and US officials are seeking to lower expectations about concrete commitments that might emerge from the leaders’ meeting.
