Xi Jinping and Joe Biden meet on Wednesday, November 15, in San Francisco, on the sidelines of Apec – the economic cooperation forum for the Asia Pacific. A first visit to the United States for Xi Jinping since 2017, with the need for the two heads of state to harmonize priorities.
With our correspondent in Beijing,
The important thing is that Xi Jinping and Joe Biden are talking to each other, say the optimists. These post-Covid-19 reunions on American soil were confirmed at the last minute by Chinese diplomacy. Even if for several days now, all the signals have been green. Not only did trade between the two countries reach a new record last year – $690 billion – but human exchanges are resuming. Beyond the diplomatic ballet of senior Chinese and American officials in recent months, in recent days entire planes of businessmen, students and specialists from China have arrived from the United States.
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