Joe Biden ‘aiming’ for ‘constructive’ talks with China’s Xi Jinping in San Francisco
- The White House confirmed the two leaders are expected to meet at the Apec summit, soon after China’s foreign minister visited Washington to pave the way
- There is an ‘agreement in principle’ for the talks, a senior US official says, though both sides are still working through details needed to finalise the plans
US President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco in November for “constructive” talks, the White House said on Tuesday.
The comments came days after China’s foreign minister made a rare visit to Washington to pave the way for Xi to meet Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit.
China has not yet confirmed that Xi will come.
“We’re aiming to have a constructive conversation, meeting between the leaders in San Francisco in November,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said of the long-awaited talks.
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“That’s what’s going to happen next month in November. We’re having a constructive conversation in San Francisco. I think I just confirmed it,” she added.