San Francisco: The secret location has been fortified, the ceremonial details have been refined, and the agenda of talking points has been set.
Now all that’s left is the meeting itself – and the hope that this high-stakes event will help stabilise the relationship between the US and China, which has been rocky for years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden shaking hands at the G20 last year.Credit: AP
When US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of APEC in San Francisco on Wednesday (US time), it will be the first time the leaders have met for face-to-face talks in about a year.
Issues such as the Chinese spy balloon scandal and the theft of sensitive technology, along with then House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s contentious trip to Taiwan last year, have all been flashpoints in an increasingly fraught relationship between the world’s two largest economies.
While the summit won’t end the stand-off between them, it will nonetheless be a sign that Biden and Xi want to maintain ties, despite lingering tensions over trade, sanctions, and the future of the Indo-Pacific.
Here are five things the two leaders are likely to discuss.
If there’s one thing Biden will want to achieve from his meeting with Xi, it’s the re-establishment of military-to-military communication between the two countries.
The five tricky conversations Joe Biden is set to have with Xi Jinping
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San Francisco: The secret location has been fortified, the ceremonial details have been refined, and the agenda of talking points has been set.
Now all that’s left is the meeting itself – and the hope that this high-stakes event will help stabilise the relationship between the US and China, which has been rocky for years.
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