At APEC 2024, Chinese leader Xi tells Biden he’s ‘ready to work’ with Trump
Al Jazeera
While Chinese President Xi Jinping never mentioned Trump by name, his message emphasised the need for ‘mutual respect’.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held his final meeting with his outgoing counterpart in the United States, Democrat Joe Biden.
But Xi’s words on Saturday seemed directed not simply at Biden but at his Republican successor, returning President Donald Trump.
In his encounter with Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru, Xi emphasised the importance of the US and China maintaining “mutual respect”.
While Xi did not mention Trump by name, he gave a nod to the incoming US president’s victory in the November 5 election.
“The United States has recently concluded its elections. China’s goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable China-US relationship remains unchanged,” Xi said.
