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Ahead of the virtual summit of Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, top diplomats of the two countries held a telephonic conversation during which they discussed ways to improve relations between the two countries. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Saturday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as the two sides prepared for the Xi-Biden virtual meeting at Beijing time on November 16, Chinese state media Global Times reported.
Wang Yi stressed the importance of “meeting each other halfway” and getting Sino-US relations back on the track of sound and stable development. Commenting on whether Monday’s meeting between the two leaders will deal with border tensions with India, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, responding to news agency ANI, said that the US leaders “definitely discuss security-related issues”. will do.”
Tensions in relations have not eased in recent months as Biden has made it clear that he sees Beijing’s actions on several fronts as concerning. The president has criticized China for human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in Northwest China, maritime issues, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.
Speaking about it, Jen Psaki said, “Joe Biden will not back down from America’s concerns with China.”
Addressing a press briefing on Friday, Saki said that one of the aims of this engagement is also to discuss areas where “there are strong concerns and disagreements”.
This will be the third meeting between the two leaders after February. It comes after the US and China stepped up their cooperation at the UN climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, this week and accelerated action to rein in climate-damaging emissions.
“We are the first to engage with members of Congress and provide technical assistance on legislation on technical advice that is currently working through Congress. But in addition, we have engaged in our efforts including Visa Ban, Global Magnitsky and Financial It has also taken measures on its own, including sanctions, export controls, import restrictions, issuing a trade advisory and rallying the G7 to ensure that all global supply chains are free from the use of forced labour,” she said.
Saki said the call is unlikely to result in a major resolution.
“I wouldn’t expect … that the aim is to have major deliverables or results,” Saki said. The face-off between Biden and Xi has a more than a decade-long history, when both served as vice presidents of their respective countries.
Pressed on Friday as to whether the personal ties of the two presidents would affect China’s ability to put pressure on China, which it was previously unwilling to do, Psaki said his history has instead led Biden to be “quite outspoken”. Will give
(with ANI inputs)
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