US and China make pact to cooperate on climate crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

US and China make pact to cooperate on climate crisis

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Chinese climate envoy spoke first, saying that both countries understood the need to work together because the challenge of climate change is “existential and a severe one”. Mr Kerry noted that President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping had had a conversation a couple of weeks ago, and had agreed that despite “areas of real difference, we could cooperate on the climate crisis”. “We have to be honest about the progress,” Mr Kerry said, alluding to the fears that Cop26 will not produce the progress needed to keep the 1.5C of the Paris Agreement within reach. Nick Mabey, the chief executive and co-founder of European think tank E3G, said the US-China announcement had big, geopolitical significance.” “They will now build climate cooperation bilaterally & multilateral fora,” he said in a statement.

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COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation
1 month ago

COP29: UK and China can set a powerful example for global climate cooperation

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-24 21:11 A view during a closing plenary meeting at the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 24, 2024. Amidst rising political tensions, strong bilateral cooperation between the UK and China can provide the international leadership needed to accelerate progress on climate change this decade. Following this meeting, and to support both multilateral …

Trump isn’t at the G-20 summit but he’s dominating the debate
1 month ago

Trump isn’t at the G-20 summit but he’s dominating the debate

Live Mint  

RIO DE JANEIRO—When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula" da Silva called for “more multilateralism" at the opening of the Group of 20 nations summit on Monday, the remark appeared aimed at someone who wasn’t in the room: Donald Trump. Many leaders from Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa at the G-20 summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Peru …

Xi stresses dialogue in China-EU trade disputes in meetings with Scholz, Macron
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1 month ago

Xi stresses dialogue in China-EU trade disputes in meetings with Scholz, Macron

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nov 19, 2024. RIO DE JANEIRO -- President Xi Jinping on Tuesday asked German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to help resolve the issue of the EU's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit …

Climate envoy slams unjust funds demand
1 month ago

Climate envoy slams unjust funds demand

China Daily  

Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change, speaks during the Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Summit at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov 12. Rather, it is the obligation of developed countries to support developing nations in this matter, said China's special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin during the ongoing COP29 climate conference. He also …

Climate envoy slams unjust funds demand
1 month ago

Climate envoy slams unjust funds demand

China Daily  

Liu Zhenmin, China's special envoy for climate change, speaks during the Methane and Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases Summit at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov 12. Rather, it is the obligation of developed countries to support developing nations in this matter, said China's special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin during the ongoing COP29 climate conference. He also …

Chinese President Xi Jinping says ‘ready to work’ with US counterpart Donald Trump to boost relationship
1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping says ‘ready to work’ with US counterpart Donald Trump to boost relationship

Live Mint  

Chinese 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. Speaking in their final meeting before Trump takes office, Xi told Biden that the US and China shouldn’t pursue decoupling and instead strive for peaceful existence over the long term. Although he’s supported both …

Biden, Xi agree, 'humans not AI' should dictate nuclear weapon use in a rare face-to-face meeting
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden, Xi agree, 'humans not AI' should dictate nuclear weapon use in a rare face-to-face meeting

Firstpost  

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed in a rare face-to-face meeting that humans, not AI, should dictate the US of nuclear weapons. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Peru US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met on Saturday afternoon and agreed that humans, not Artificial Intelligence …

Xi Jinping says China 'ready to work' with Donald Trump's administration during talks with Joe Biden
1 month, 1 week ago

Xi Jinping says China 'ready to work' with Donald Trump's administration during talks with Joe Biden

ABC  

Xi Jinping insists he will work with Donald Trump's new administration, despite concerns that already-strained relations between their two nations could deteriorate further if the incoming US president follows through on his threat to launch a trade war against China. Mr Xi met with outgoing US President Joe Biden for two hours after the completion of a two-day meeting of …

At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump

Al Jazeera  

While Chinese President Xi Jinping never mentioned Trump by name, his message emphasised the need for ‘mutual respect’. In his encounter with Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, Xi emphasised the importance of the US and China maintaining “mutual respect”. Then, I wasn’t so thrilled with him.” During the height of the COVID-19 …

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agree on humans controlling nuclear weapons, not AI
1 month, 1 week ago

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agree on humans controlling nuclear weapons, not AI

India Today  

Outgoing US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday agreed that the decision on the use of nuclear weapons shall be made by humans and not Artificial Intelligence, as they highlighted the need for responsible military conduct as technological advancements accelerate. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, the two leaders also stressed the need to …

Xi Tells Biden That China Is Ready To Work With Incoming Trump Administration
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1 month, 1 week ago

Xi Tells Biden That China Is Ready To Work With Incoming Trump Administration

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LIMA, Peru — In their final meeting, China’s leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Joe Biden that his nation was “ready to work with a new administration,” as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take over. U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, …

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29 talks struggle in a year of climate stress and global bickering

The Hindu  

This year’s U.N. climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of U.S. climate skeptic Donald Trump stealing the limelight. On Friday, midway through the two-week summit, a group of former leaders, climate experts and scientists published an open letter calling for the COP process to …

Biden set for final meet with China's Xi in Peru as Trump's tariff threat looms
1 month, 1 week ago

Biden set for final meet with China's Xi in Peru as Trump's tariff threat looms

India Today  

Joe Biden meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the last time as US President on Saturday, but the leaders' goal of lowering tensions before Donald Trump's inauguration is challenged by fresh conflicts over cybercrime, trade, Taiwan and Russia. Biden and Xi will huddle on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru - for their first talks …

Full Text: Address by Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at World Leaders Climate Action Summit
1 month, 1 week ago

Full Text: Address by Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at World Leaders Climate Action Summit

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping's Special Representative Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese vice premier, meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit during the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United …

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping to meet in Peru as threat of Trump tariffs on China looms large
1 month, 1 week ago

Joe Biden, Xi Jinping to meet in Peru as threat of Trump tariffs on China looms large

Firstpost  

This is likely to be the last meeting between Biden and Xi before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday. Reuters US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet Saturday at the APEC summit in Peru, in what could be …

Biden and Xi will meet on Saturday, the 3rd and likely final time during Biden's term
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1 month, 1 week ago

Biden and Xi will meet on Saturday, the 3rd and likely final time during Biden's term

NPR  

Biden and Xi will meet on Saturday, the 3rd and likely final time during Biden's term toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP LIMA, Peru — President Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, his national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Wednesday. Biden plans to tell Xi that …

Trump victory leaves China calling the shots at COP29 climate negotiations
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump victory leaves China calling the shots at COP29 climate negotiations

Live Mint  

With Donald Trump’s election victory, the U.S. is headed again for the exits of the Paris accord, the international climate agreement signed nearly a decade ago, and toward an energy policy inspired by Trump’s campaign mantra “drill, baby, drill." “Everyone looks to China now," said Jonathan Pershing, a senior U.S. climate negotiator under the Obama and Biden administrations. “The ripple …

COP29: How return of Donald Trump as US president could impact climate talks in Baku
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1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: How return of Donald Trump as US president could impact climate talks in Baku

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s re-election comes as the world is on track to set yet another record hot year, and has been lurching from one disaster to the other – droughts, hurricanes, floods and wildfires. “By stepping back from climate commitments, Trump’s actions threaten to unravel trust in a global system already strained by the indifference and inaction of wealthy nations.” “Baku …

COP29: As Trump’s win tests the world order, diplomats are fretting over what it means for the planet
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: As Trump’s win tests the world order, diplomats are fretting over what it means for the planet

CNN  

CNN — America’s allies and foes alike have spent the past five days speculating about what Donald Trump’s re-election will mean for their economies, security and the world’s grinding wars. Similar anxieties are brewing among diplomats gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on Monday for the COP29 climate talks — and for good reason: Trump has vowed to again pull the …

COP29: As Trump’s win tests the world order, diplomats are fretting over what it means for the planet
1 month, 1 week ago

COP29: As Trump’s win tests the world order, diplomats are fretting over what it means for the planet

CNN  

CNN — America’s allies and foes alike have spent the past five days speculating about what Donald Trump’s re-election will mean for their economies, security and the world’s grinding wars. Similar anxieties are brewing among diplomats gathering in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on Monday for the COP29 climate talks — and for good reason: Trump has vowed to again pull the …

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. But she added: “The Paris Agreement has proven resilient and is stronger than any single country’s policy.” The United Nations’ annual climate negotiations to follow on the Paris accord start next …

China and US push forward climate actions
3 months, 2 weeks ago

China and US push forward climate actions

China Daily  

China and the United States will make joint efforts to ensure a successful United Nations climate change conference in November, a key task of which will be to set a new financial target for supporting developing countries in their climate actions. While reaffirming their intention to jointly host a summit on methane and other non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases at the …

US advisor talks climate policy with China's environment minister
3 months, 2 weeks ago

US advisor talks climate policy with China's environment minister

China Daily  

A drone photo shows wetlands in Sanjiangyuan area, Northwest China's Qinghai province, July 23, 2024. China is willing to further enhance dialogue and communication with the United States and deepen practical cooperation, as they work together with other parties to advance multilateral climate efforts and support the successful convening of the upcoming COP29 United Nations climate change conference. Huang Runqiu, …

Surprise Beijing meeting raises hopes of Biden-Xi talks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Surprise Beijing meeting raises hopes of Biden-Xi talks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meeting the top Biden administration official in the Great …

US urged to partake in China's clean energy efforts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US urged to partake in China's clean energy efforts

China Daily  

By MAY ZHOU in Houston | China Daily | Updated: 2024-08-30 09:27 Rows of photovoltaic panels installed over the hills provide unique scenery in Nianzhang town of Xiaxian county in Yuncheng city, Shanxi province. Lewis said political and economic tensions between the US and China are high, and that "is exactly when engagement on climate change is of the utmost …

Xi urges US to view China properly
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges US to view China properly

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Aug 29, 2024. Pragmatic cooperation "The US has made some pragmatic gestures, but it still seems obsessed with major-country competition and it keeps containing and suppressing China," said Diao Daming, a professor of US studies at Renmin University of China's …

Xi urges US to view China properly
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges US to view China properly

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets on Thursday with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser of the United States, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. YIN BOGU/XINHUA When President Xi Jinping met with visiting United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday afternoon, he highlighted the need for the US to perceive China properly as well as Beijing's foreign …

Xi urges US to view China properly
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi urges US to view China properly

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets on Thursday with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser of the United States, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. YIN BOGU/XINHUA When President Xi Jinping met with visiting United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday afternoon, he highlighted the need for the US to perceive China properly as well as Beijing's foreign …

US urged to partake in China's clean energy efforts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US urged to partake in China's clean energy efforts

China Daily  

Rows of photovoltaic panels installed over the hills provide unique scenery in Nianzhang town of Xiaxian county in Yuncheng city, Shanxi province. Lewis said political and economic tensions between the US and China are high, and that "is exactly when engagement on climate change is of the utmost importance" to avoid "derailing all the progress that we've made in our …

A top White House official says US and China are working to avoid conflict at talks in Beijing
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A top White House official says US and China are working to avoid conflict at talks in Beijing

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The United States and China are working to ensure the competition between them does not veer into conflict, a top White House official said Tuesday as the two sides started talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office. Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, is meeting over two days …

When Trump mentioned India and China during heated presidential debate with Biden
5 months, 3 weeks ago

When Trump mentioned India and China during heated presidential debate with Biden

India TV News  

Atlanta: As the fiery presidential debate began between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump went on, India and China emerged as crucial points as the presumptive Republican nominee explained on his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement 2015 on climate change. 'Manchurian candidate': Insults dominate presidential debate Trump also called Biden a 'Manchurian candidate' and accused …

Only real option
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Only real option

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Climate diplomacy between China and the US is alive and well and will continue no matter who wins in November The cooperation on climate change between China and the United States cannot be separated from the overall environment of China-US relations. On Nov 15, 2023, on the eve of the meeting between the leaders of China and …

China hawks get claws into climate efforts: China Daily editorial
7 months, 1 week ago

China hawks get claws into climate efforts: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

An aerial view of a wind farm in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Despite the differences and tensions that exist between the two countries, China and the United States, which together account for nearly 40 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, have managed to make climate an area of cooperation and achieved meaningful results over the past years in …

Sino-US cooperation on global warming crucial amid 'cool' ties
7 months, 1 week ago

Sino-US cooperation on global warming crucial amid 'cool' ties

China Daily  

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing. In particular, the two countries worked with France to finalize the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, setting an apt example of major country cooperation in promoting global climate governance. Various major events mark the period since Biden entered the White House in January 2021, during which …

US, Europe Fear of China’s Dominance Threatens Climate Fight, Says Xi’s Envoy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

US, Europe Fear of China’s Dominance Threatens Climate Fight, Says Xi’s Envoy

Live Mint  

-- Efforts by the US and Europe to stem China's dominance in green technologies risk stalling the fight against global warming, according to the veteran diplomat tasked by Xi Jinping to represent the top polluter on climate issues. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has issued warnings about China’s overcapacity and record exports of cheap solar equipment and lithium-ion batteries, while the …

Xi warns Biden, China won't 'sit on its hands' if 'Taiwan independence' forces step up attacks
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Xi warns Biden, China won't 'sit on its hands' if 'Taiwan independence' forces step up attacks

India TV News  

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, while speaking to his US counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday, stressed that the Taiwan issue is the "first red line" that must not be crossed by Washington and warned that Beijing will "not sit on its hands" if "Taiwan independence" forces step up their "separatist activities" with the help of external elements. Biden stressed the …

Biden-Xi phone call: US warns China on supporting Russia’s military industrial base
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden-Xi phone call: US warns China on supporting Russia’s military industrial base

Hindustan Times  

Washington: In their first conversation this year, US President Joe Biden warned China’s President Xi Jinping against Beijing’s ongoing support for Russian military industrial base, its aggressive tactics in the South China Sea, China’s “unfair” trade and economic practices, and reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the White House said on Tuesday. “He raised …

Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech

Al Jazeera  

Call comes ahead of flurry of diplomatic engagement, with both sides maintaining they want to reduce friction. But details from Tuesday’s phone call hinted at long-running tensions between China and the US, with Xi calling questions of sovereignty in Taiwan a “red line” not to be crossed. The White House said Xi and Biden addressed a laundry list of subjects, …

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular talks
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular talks

LA Times  

A phone conversation between President Biden and China’s President President Xi Jinping on Tuesday was the the leaders’ first discussion since their November summit, seen above, in Woodside, Calif. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. …

John Kerry reflects on time as top US climate negotiator and ‘major breakthrough’ in climate talks
9 months, 2 weeks ago

John Kerry reflects on time as top US climate negotiator and ‘major breakthrough’ in climate talks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Time was running out and U.S. “Overblown,” said climate negotiations historian Joanna Depledge, referring to Kerry’s assessment of Dubai as the high point of climate diplomacy. Rice University historian Douglas Brinkley, who wrote a 2004 biography of Kerry, said the environment isn’t just a job or politics for the former U.S. senator, whose conservation interest goes back to …

New faces set to steer Sino-US climate ties
10 months ago

New faces set to steer Sino-US climate ties

China Daily  

By HOU LIQIANG | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-02-21 07:43 Liu Zhenmin, a former vice-minister of foreign affairs. As the special climate envoys of China and the United States, Xie Zhenhua and John Kerry have spent years on opposite sides of negotiating tables. During the COP28 climate change conference late last year, Xie, 74, attended a private gathering for Kerry's …

Kerry and Xie exit roles that defined generation of climate action
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerry and Xie exit roles that defined generation of climate action

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United Nations climate summit in Dubai was wrapping up last month when John Kerry went to a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua only to find a surprise waiting for him. “If your president hadn’t wanted you to come back, I wouldn’t have come back either,” Xie told Kerry, according to a person who requested anonymity …

Envoy: Honor spirit of Xi-Biden summit
1 year ago

Envoy: Honor spirit of Xi-Biden summit

China Daily  

By ZHAO HUANXIN in Washington | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-12-08 06:59 Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng talks with fellows of the Public Intellectual Program of the National Committee on United States-China Relations at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Monday. The recent rhetoric about a "China threat" and calls by some US officials and lawmakers to intensify curbs …

Make the summit a turning point in Sino-US ties
1 year, 1 month ago

Make the summit a turning point in Sino-US ties

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY President Xi Jinping met his US counterpart President Joe Biden at the Filoli Estate in San Francisco on Nov 15. President Xi and President Biden met in Bali, Indonesia, a year ago during the G20 summit, and arrived at a consensus that there shall be no new Cold War between the two countries. In this context, China …

Column: Xi and Biden agreed on easy steps. Bigger problems will be harder to crack
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Xi and Biden agreed on easy steps. Bigger problems will be harder to crack

LA Times  

President Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping walk in the gardens at the Filoli estate in Woodside, Calif., on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. The two presidents met after a year of frosty noncommunication, touched off by China’s suspected espionage balloon that wandered across U.S. airspace last winter, by aggressive Chinese military actions in the …

What Xi Jinping Got Out of His Meeting With President Joe Biden
1 year, 1 month ago

What Xi Jinping Got Out of His Meeting With President Joe Biden

The Quint  

China’s leader Xi Jinping flew into San Francisco to meet US president Joe Biden on November 15 for his first visit to the US since 2017. This has been taken as a sign that the relationship between the two super powers is warming up slightly after a significantly rocky period, marked by a trade war and a Chinese spy balloon …

Biden Urged By International Campaign For Tibet To Press Xi To Return To Dialogue With Tibet During Biden Xi Meeting
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden Urged By International Campaign For Tibet To Press Xi To Return To Dialogue With Tibet During Biden Xi Meeting

ABP News  

San Francisco: Expressing concern that the issue of Tibet did not come up during the Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting, the International Campaign for Tibet has urged the US president to press Beijing to return to direct dialogue with the representatives of the Tibetan people. "Xi’s meeting with President Biden takes place at a critical moment as the Chinese leader has …

Xi Jinping says China seeks to be friends with US, won’t fight a 'cold or hot war’
1 year, 1 month ago

Xi Jinping says China seeks to be friends with US, won’t fight a 'cold or hot war’

Hindustan Times  

President Xi Jinping said China wants to be friends with the US and said his nation won’t fight a war with anyone, one of his clearest remarks yet proclaiming a desire for peaceful ties between the world’s two largest economies. In a speech to business executives in San Francisco shortly after meeting US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Xi said …

Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain
1 year, 1 month ago

Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting rocky relations back on course, though main differences remain

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Perhaps just shaking hands and sitting down together can be enough sometimes. “We express our affirmation and welcome for President Biden again making use of the venue of a meeting with the leader of China to again openly press the strict U.S. position insisting on peace in the Taiwan Strait,” spokesperson Jeff Liu said. In an editorial …

Biden, Xi agree to restore military ties at productive summit
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden, Xi agree to restore military ties at productive summit

Deccan Chronicle  

WOODSIDE, United States: US President Joe Biden hailed his "most constructive" talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday, as they agreed at their first summit in a year to restore military-to-military communications and ease tensions. US Democrat Biden said that while he disagreed on many issues with the Chinese Communist leader, whom he has known since 2011, Xi had "just …

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