US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will hold an expected virtual summit next Monday, US media reported on Thursday (11), amid rising tensions between the two powers over Taiwan , human rights and trade.
Both CNN and Politico, citing unnamed sources, said the meeting was tentatively scheduled for Monday.
Relations between the world’s two biggest economies have deteriorated in recent weeks, particularly in Taiwan, whose territory is claimed by China, which carried out a record number of air strikes near the island last month.
Washington has repeatedly expressed its support for Taiwan, but the United States and China reached a surprise climate agreement at a summit in Glasgow.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week that the two presidents, who have not met in person since Biden took office in January, will hold virtual talks “soon.”
When asked about the meeting at a press conference on Thursday, China’s Foreign Ministry said the two heads of state “agreed to maintain frequent contacts through various media.”
“At the moment, China and the United States are in close communication on the specific agreement for the leaders’ summit,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.
Biden and Xi have spoken on the phone twice since the veteran Democrat moved into the White House.
Biden had hoped to meet Xi at a recent G20 summit in Rome, but the Chinese leader has not traveled since the covid-19 pandemic began, although he has agreed to hold virtual bilateral talks before the end of the year.
The president of the United States has largely endorsed his predecessor Donald Trump’s tough attitude toward Beijing.
Both agree that a rising China is the main challenge of the 21st century for the United States.
On Thursday, Xi warned of the danger of a return to Cold War-era divisions in the Asia-Pacific, speaking at a virtual business conference parallel to the New Zealand-based Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
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