On October 27 at the White House, US President Joe Biden met with Mr. Wang Yi (Member of the Politburo - Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister of China). The meeting was part of Mr. Wang's visit to the US from October 26-28.
According to the White House, during the meeting, President Biden emphasized that both Washington and Beijing need to manage their competition responsibly and maintain open lines of communication. For his part, Mr. Wang said that this visit is to promote a summit between the two countries in San Francisco (California, USA) and to prevent the bilateral relationship from deteriorating further, according to Xinhua.
President Joe Biden meets with Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the White House on October 27.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
US - China leaders are about to meet?
Wang's visit marks the first time a Chinese foreign minister has visited Washington DC since 2018. During his visit, Wang held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken twice on October 26 and 27. After their first meeting, Beijing said "the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern in a constructive atmosphere," according to AP. The US State Department said the two ministers discussed "areas of disagreement" and "areas of cooperation."
In addition, Mr. Wang also met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on October 27. The two discussed key issues in the bilateral relationship. Both sides reaffirmed their desire for further high-level diplomatic activities, including working towards a meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November.
After the meetings, the White House announced that the two sides are "working towards" a direct meeting between the two US and Chinese leaders on the sidelines of the APEC Summit, scheduled to take place in San Francisco from November 15 to 17. In addition, AP quoted a US official as saying that the two leaders had agreed to meet, but the two sides have not yet agreed on details about the exact date of the meeting as well as the location.
"America's strong desire"
Wang’s visit to the United States follows a series of bilateral diplomatic contacts in recent months aimed at repairing relations that have deteriorated rapidly since the United States shot down a Chinese balloon suspected of spying in February, Reuters reported. Most of the contacts were made at the request of the United States.
Chinese experts said that Mr. Wang's visit took place at the invitation of Mr. Blinken, and Mr. Wang's series of talks with senior US officials demonstrated the US's strong desire to both stabilize and strengthen wide-ranging communication with China, according to the Global Times.
In addition, expert Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center (USA), commented that the upcoming meeting between President Biden and President Xi will bring much-needed stability to the relationship between the two countries. "The world needs the US and China to follow a reasonable path and stabilize their relationship, bringing more certainty to the region and the world," AP quoted Ms. Sun as commenting.
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US-China relations began to sour in 2018 when the US administration under President Donald Trump imposed heavy tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. The relationship has since deteriorated over a range of issues, including human rights, the South China Sea, Taiwan, technology and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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