Biden Charts Path Forward With Xi Even as Taiwan Tensions Simmer
- U.S., China leaders agree to keep talking after virtual summit
- Meeting lays groundwork for more discussions on thorny issues
Joe Biden meets with Xi Jinping during a virtual summit on Nov. 15.
Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg
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With expectations low heading into the first face-to-face summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, they appeared to accomplish as much as politically possible: An agreement to keep on talking, without letting tensions over Taiwan and other disputes derail the U.S.-China relationship.
The virtual meeting lasted longer than expected, running for more than three hours as the leaders covered a range of topics including trade, the pandemic, climate change, Taiwan and other hotspots. Although the two sides didn’t issue a joint statement at the end, both leaders separately stressed the need for more talks between their governments.