Biden and Xi Jinping Begin Summit Talks... US Senators Seeking to Meet Xi Only

Expresses Willingness for Meeting Ahead of Next Week's China Visit

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to hold a summit next month and have begun working-level preparations, while U.S. senators visiting China next week have also expressed their intention to meet with President Xi.

U.S. President Joe Biden (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping
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On the 5th (local time), Republican Senator Mike Crapo told NBC News, "It is not yet certain whether the senators will meet with President Xi," but added, "I want to meet not only with U.S. business representatives in China but also with Chinese officials, and I want to meet President Xi."

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, plans to visit South Korea, Japan, and China over the next 10 days to meet with key political and business leaders, including members of each country's legislature. Schumer and Crapo will lead the delegation, which also includes Bill Cassidy (Republican), Maggie Hassan (Democrat), John Kennedy (Republican), and Jon Ossoff (Democrat). Among them, Majority Leader Schumer is known as a prominent figure who has taken a tough stance on China within the Senate.

Senator John Kennedy said he understands the delegation will meet with President Xi, adding, "The reason I am participating in this trip is partly because Senator Schumer requested it, but also because I want to meet President Xi." The meeting between the senators and President Xi has not yet been confirmed. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the visit of the Senate delegation led by Senator Schumer but did not specify whom the delegation would meet in China.

Meanwhile, President Biden and President Xi are expected to hold a summit during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit scheduled for November 14-16 in San Francisco, California. The Washington Post cited an anonymous U.S. administration official saying that the possibility of a meeting between the two leaders is very high and that both countries have begun related procedures.

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