Biden is optimistic with China and assures that relations will begin to “thaw”

american president Joe Biden indicated on Sunday that relations between Washington and Beijing they should start “thaw too soon”, after Washington shot down a Chinese balloon, allegedly a spy, this year.

Biden explained that relations deteriorated in the months following the conversations he had with the Chinese president, Xi Jinpingat the summit of G20on the Indonesian island of Bali in November.

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The decision of Washington to shoot down in February a Chinese spy balloon that was flying over USA sparked a diplomatic row between the two powers.

A visit to Beijing by the head of US diplomacy Anthony BlinkenBilled as an occasion to improve relations, it was canceled after that incident.

In a press conference this Sunday, at the end of the summit of the G7 in hiroshima, JapanBiden was asked why a planned direct line of communication between the United States and China.

“You’re right, we should have an open hotline. At the Bali conference, this is what President Xi and I had agreed that we were going to do and meet“, answered.

“And then this stupid balloon carrying two carloads of spy equipment flew over the United States.Biden added.

“He was shot down and everything changed in terms of dialogue. I think you will see how that begins to thaw very soon”.

The Biden administration also angered China by targeting the trade in advanced microchips, citing risks of use for military purposes.

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President Biden defended those actions on Sunday, a day after the G7 warned China against its “militarization activities” in the region.

“China is developing its military, which is why I have made it clear that I am not prepared to trade certain items with China.“, said.

“All of our allies pledged not to do that either, not to provide that kind of material. But it’s not an overt act, it’s an act that says, ‘We’re going to make sure we do everything we can to maintain the status quo.’”.

Source: Elcomercio

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