Biden and Jinping will meet in San Francisco this month, White House informed
Washington. US President Joe Biden will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave this information in a press conference on Tuesday. It has become clear that Chinese President Jinping will visit America this month. But the program has not been announced yet. Biden and Jinping last met at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia last year.
Jean-Pierre said that this important meeting is going to be held in San Francisco. President Biden is eager for talks with his Chinese counterpart. However, he refused to give information about the agenda of the meeting. Jean-Pierre said that we are aiming for a constructive dialogue between the leaders in San Francisco in November. He said that the US government is clear about its policy in relations with China. He described it as intense competition. He said that Biden will have difficult, but important talks with Xi Jinping.
Jean-Pierre also talked about the recent meetings between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart. He said that our policy is very clear regarding how America should move forward its relations with China. There has been no change in this. We want to move forward relations with China. Intense competition implies intense diplomacy. He said that this meeting is going to take place after long diplomatic talks. Three US secretaries have visited China. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan have held important talks with their counterparts in China. This has brought about a change in relations. So this is going to be an important diplomatic conversation.