A meeting between Biden and Xi will mark the latest and most high-profile effort to stabilize relations between the two global superpowers amid growing international conflicts.
for a “constructive conversation” in San Francisco in November, the White House said Tuesday, but the details of the meeting are still being finalized.
“Intense competition means intense diplomacy. That’s what you’re going to see. That’s what the president is going to be doing having a tough conversation but an important conversation.” Beijing has yet to confirm if Xi will travel to San Francisco for the annual APEC summit, which runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17.
Tensions between the two countries remain high, including over U.S. export controls on advanced technology and China’s more assertive actions in the East and South China seas, particularly toward Taiwan. The U.S. and China have also been discussing their responses to the growing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
“They cannot come out of this looking like the Americans are going to pull a ‘gotcha’ moment on them,” he said.