This Monday, President Joe Biden will meet for the first time one-on-one with the President of China , Xi Jinping . Although the meeting will be virtual, it is expected that they will address mainly commercial issues, but also issues related to technology and diplomacy.
“President Biden will explain his approach to China… looking for the conversations are substantial, not just symbolic, “said a White House official in a phone call with reporters.
The second objective of the meeting will be to discuss areas of divergence, therefore that President Biden will take advantage of the previous relationship he has with Jinping from when he was vice president in the Barack Obama Administration.
“ The president will be quite clear about the areas in which there is concern ”, said the official.
Among others, actions in Taiwan were mentioned, corporate practices , technology and the way China approaches cyberspace .
A tert The objective will be to find common ground or “potential alignments”, as the advisor referred, although she did not specify on what issues, but added that President Biden seeks to agree that the competition between the US and China will not lead to conflicts .
“That competition does not lead to conflict … We want competition to remain … Avoid misunderstandings,” he said. “It seeks to establish the routes of the road,” he emphasized. “There is not going to be a specific agreement, this is a first step towards it.”
The relationship between China and the United States had moments of tension during the President’s government Donald Trump who sparked a trade war, but the Biden Administration believes that it is at another time.
“Our countries are at different times when we were … we are thinking of maintaining a stable agreement between two competing countries, that we face issues that we consider essential”, said the advisor. “We know that the United States is going to compete with China for a long time.”
President Biden is also looking to establish a route that will have positive impact on a global level .
“We are looking for a favorable atmosphere for ourselves and our partners and we are aiming for that goal,” he insisted. “President Biden is aware that competition between the two nations has global implications and as a global leader he takes that seriously. ”
The meeting, which will also be attended by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, will be at 7: 45 pm East.