2023-11-17 07:47:35
The press conference of the President of the United States took place near San Francisco. It is dedicated to the last bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and the start of the APEC summit.
Immediately after the meeting of the leaders of the United States and China in Woodside, San Francisco, in the press conference of President Joe Biden, the President of the United States noted that the interaction of the two largest economies in the world is important for the entire planet and affects all major global problems facing humanity: from climate change to drugs. to combat and the application of artificial intelligence.
Speaking to reporters, Joe Biden called his talks with the Chinese leader “very constructive” and “productive”. In particular, the leaders of the two countries agreed to renew military ties and limit the production of fentanyl.
“We apply an approach consistent with the best traditions of American diplomacy. We negotiate with our competitors. We intend to continue and develop high-level diplomacy with the PRC in all directions, and to keep relations between President Xi Jinping and myself open,” the US president stressed.
Biden said that the topic of the talks with the Chinese leader was the military conflicts in Ukraine, as well as in the Middle East.
Responding to journalists’ questions about the situation in the Gaza Strip, Biden said that “the Israel Defense Forces understand that they have an obligation to exercise extreme caution in order to free the hostages in the hospital.”
The US president stressed that “Hamas is planning to attack the Israelis again.”
“How long will it last?” I think that the only element of the answer here is the creation of two states.”
Biden is hosting the Chinese leader at the Filoli Estate, a suburban home with parks and gardens, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of San Francisco, where the two leaders are attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
Opening the meeting earlier, Biden said that the US and China should ensure that the competition between them “does not turn into a conflict” and manage their relations “responsibly”.
Xi Jinping called US-China relations “the most important bilateral relations in the world” and said that he and Biden “bear a serious responsibility to the world and history for the two peoples”.
The leaders will try to reduce the tension between the countries. However, news of progress in resolving the serious differences between them may not be expected soon.
Expectations from officials on both sides of the Pacific were not optimistic, as Biden and Xi were set to discuss Taiwan, the South China Sea, the war between Israel and Hamas, Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, as well as the North Korean threat and human rights — areas where the leaders have long disagreed. .
Voice of America
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