A key meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco saw many milestones and few hiccups as the two superpowers agreed to turn their backs on each other. There is no alternative.
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Biden and Xi met at the Filoli estate, best known as the setting for the 1980s soap opera “Dynasty.” He was seen walking, talking and casually smiling in the garden of the estate.
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The outcome of the summit was also favorable, with the US and China agreeing to restore high-level military communications. “That’s how accidents and misunderstandings happen, so we’ve agreed to have direct, open, frank and direct communication,” Joe Biden said.
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The two leaders also agreed to cooperate in combating the supply of fentanyl, a leading cause of drug overdoses in the US. Under the agreement, China will crack down directly on chemical companies that produce fentanyl precursors.
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Artificial intelligence was also discussed between Biden and Xi Jinping. “Leaders reaffirmed the need to address the risks of advanced AI systems and improve AI security through US-China government dialogue,” the White House said in a readout of the meeting.
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Biden said, “In the coming months, we will continue to maintain and advance high-level diplomacy with the PRC in both directions, keeping the lines of communication open between President Xi and myself. He and I agreed that we can choose. Call and call directly. . Our views will be heard immediately.”
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At the end of the meeting there was a long list of memorable quotes. “There is a lot of room for success for both countries,” Xi Jinping said. Biden said the world expects the U.S. And China will manage the competition “responsibly” to prevent it from turning into “conflict, confrontation or a new Cold War”.
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During lighter moments during the two leaders’ meeting, Biden reminded Xi about his wife Peng Liyuan’s birthday, saying it was his birthday as well. Embarrassed by this, the Chinese president said that he had forgotten the date because he was too busy with work. He thanked Biden for celebrating his birthday on time.
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However, the meeting between Biden and Xi was not all moments of smiles and handshakes. Biden expressed concern about China’s alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. The US president later said, “I gave him the names of the individuals we believe are being detained, and hopefully we will be able to release them as well. However, there has been no agreement.”
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The issue of Taiwan also came up during the meeting between Xi and Biden. When Biden raised the issue, the Chinese president firmly said that the US should stop arming the island and insisted that reunification was not worth stopping. Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan.
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Immediately after the meeting, Biden made comments that would not please China. “Jinping is a dictator running a communist country. China’s government is based on a completely different government from ours,” the US president told the media, referring to Xi.