Biden and Xi Jinping to Meet via Video Call Within This Year

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to hold a virtual summit within this year.

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A senior U.S. official said this on the 6th (local time) during a press briefing following a meeting between Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor, and Yang Jiechi, Chinese Politburo member in charge of foreign affairs, held in Zurich, Switzerland.

The White House also stated in a press release that Sullivan conveyed to Yang that high-level engagement would take place regarding U.S.-China relations. This remark can also be seen as a sign of a possible meeting between the two leaders.

If the meeting between the two leaders takes place, it will be the first U.S.-China summit since President Biden took office. Although the Biden administration has continued the previous Trump administration’s anti-China policies and conflicts between the two countries have escalated, the two leaders have only had two phone calls in February and September.

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President Biden also mentioned the day before that China’s increased military pressure near Taiwan was addressed during a call with President Xi, agreeing to abide by the Taiwan agreement.

Despite China’s backlash over the launch of AUKUS, the U.S. has recently released Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s vice chairwoman, and emphasized dialogue on the Phase One trade agreement with China, maintaining a stance of not wanting conflict with China.

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