Expert warns decoupling from China could be a 'disaster for the world' as anticipated Biden-Xi meeting looms

Retired Adm. Michael Mullen asserted the need for the U.S. and China to maintain a diplomatic relationship to keep pace on key military and foreign policy issues.

"The outcome of that, without any way to connect with each other, I think portends a disaster for the world." Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News.

Mullen's remarks came before President Biden is slated to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco this month, and follows White House rhetoric that stressed the importance and mutual benefit of "competition" between the U.S. and China.