Joe Biden and Xi Jinping meet in Bali to guide the bilateral relationship between the US and China

The American President, Joe Bidenand its Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingwill meet this Monday on the margins of the G20 on the Indonesian island of Bali with the aim of channeling the bilateral relationship and preventing the rivalry between the two powers from leading to conflict.

The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. local time (09:30 GMT) at a hotel in Bali and the two leaders, accompanied by their advisers, will have simultaneous translation, US officials detailed Monday in a telephone press conference.

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According to those sources, Biden arrives at the meeting with the firm objective of establishing communication channels with Xi to avoid misunderstandings and establish “clear rules of the road” that prevent competition between Beijing and Washington from leading to conflict.

The White House expects the meeting to last about two hours.. Biden has said he wants to discuss human rights in China and tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan, a Washington ally that Beijing considers a rogue province, with Xi.

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Another topic of the meeting will be North Koreawhich has increased missile launches and may be preparing to conduct its first nuclear test since 2017.

It is also possible that the commercial issue will be addressedespecially the tariffs that former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) imposed on Chinese imports and that Biden has maintained, as well as the new restrictions that the US has placed on the sale of Chinese microchips.

At 9:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. GMT), about four hours after the start of the meeting between the two leaders, Biden He plans to hold a press conference.

The meeting will be the first in person between Biden and Xi since the American arrived at the White House in January 2021.although both have had five phone calls in the last 20 months.

The last time they saw each other in person was in January 2017, when they both met at the World Economic Forum in Davos and Biden served as vice president of Barack Obama (2009-2017).

Biden arrived in Bali last night to participate in the G20, which takes place from November 15 to 16.

This Monday, in addition to meeting with Xiis scheduled to meet at 12:30 local time (4:30 GMT) with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, with whom Biden plans to speak about the G20 summit and the ways in which the relationship between the United States and Indonesia can be deepened.

Source: Elcomercio

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