15 November 2023 at 20:22 The summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping is underway in the USA US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping began their meeting on Wednesday with a firm handshake. The meeting is the first in over a year. The last time Biden and Xi met in person was in Bali in November 2022, and tensions between the countries have risen after the US shot down an alleged Chinese spy balloon in February this year. A smiling Joe Biden welcomed the Chinese leader as he stepped out of a black limousine at the Filoli country estate in Woodside outside San Francisco. Biden said in advance that his goal during the talks with Xi is to resume normal communication between the two countries. – It is crucial that we fully understand each other, the US president told Xi, adding that he believes the US and China can cooperate on climate issues and so-called artificial intelligence. Xi, for his part, raised concerns about trade protectionism and slow global economic recovery. – The world is big enough for both countries to succeed, said Xi, who stressed that the US and China should be fully able to rise above their differences. Biden said in advance that his goal during the talks with Xi is to resume normal communication between the two countries. Global conflicts, especially the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and drug trafficking are other topics that will be on the agenda. US authorities have previously accused China of being one of the culprits behind the country’s drug epidemic through the production of fentanyl which is smuggled into the US in large quantities, writes NTB.
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