中 "China-US Video Summit 'Normal Communication'"

▲U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 6th (local time) that during a high-level meeting with the United States held in Zurich, Switzerland, they discussed holding a video summit between the two countries' leaders within the year.

They explained that the video summit is part of the 'routine communication' between the two leaders.

Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated at a regular briefing on the 8th, "The two (U.S. and China) leaders agreed during their phone call on September 10 to continue routine contact in various ways," adding, "To implement the mutual understanding from the leaders' phone call, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau in charge of foreign affairs, and Jake Sullivan, White House National Security Advisor, discussed holding a video summit between the two leaders before the end of the year."

The U.S.-China video summit is attracting significant international attention as it will be the first summit between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping.

China's reference to the video summit as a form of 'routine communication' is interpreted as a caution against attributing excessive significance to the video summit.

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