On November 16, US President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Biden and Xi Jinping meeting: what is known
Biden and Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru.
The White House has been preparing for this meeting, which will be the third during Biden's presidency, since late August, as soon as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan returned from China.
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The White House notes that Joe Biden intends to use the November 16 meeting to express deep concern over China's support for Russia's war against Ukraine.
In addition, the US President will raise the issue of the deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia and the first data on the participation of North Korean soldiers in battles alongside Russians.
“We are increasingly concerned about the implications of this deployment for long-term stability in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific region,” the White House noted.
It is known that the agenda of the leaders' talks will include summing up progress after the summit APEC 2023.
In addition, Biden and Xi Jinping will discuss challenges from the development of artificial intelligence, climate commitments, drug control issues, and China's trade policy.
Among other things, Joe Biden plans to warn Xi Jinping about the “unacceptability” cyber attacks on US critical infrastructure.
The head of the United States will also emphasize the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and express his concern over China's increased military activity around Taiwan.
Meetings between Biden and Xi Jinping
It should be noted that the meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping on November 16 will be the third in the last two years.
The leaders of the United States and China met in Bali in 2022 on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Last year, Biden and Xi Jinping met in Woodside on the sidelines of the summit Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
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