Xi Says China Is Ready to Work With Trump to Boost Relations
Deccan ChronicleChinese leader Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden that he’s ready to work with Donald Trump to improve the relationship between the world’s biggest economies. He said “solidarity and cooperation” are needed to help humanity overcome difficulties, adding that “neither decoupling nor supply chain disruption is a solution.” “China is ready to work with the new US administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences, so as to strive for a steady transition of the China-US relationship for the benefit of the two peoples,” Xi said at the meeting in Lima, Peru. He told Biden a “new Cold War” shouldn’t be fought and called on the US to refrain from any moves that have a “chilling effect.” Biden has just about two months before he hands power to Trump, who has threatened 60% tariffs on China — a level that risks decimating trade between the world’s biggest economies. At the start of the meeting, Xi told Biden that major countries shouldn’t pursue a policy of “small yard high fences,” using a term coined by US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to describe the US efforts to ensure China can’t access cutting-edge technology. China’s state- For his part, Xi urged the US to avoid interfering in the South China Sea and said it should “recognize the separatist nature” of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.