President Biden, Xi Seek To 'Manage Our Differences' In Meeting
Newsy
Relations are strained under successive American administrations as economic, trade, human rights and security differences come to the forefront.
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks for about three hours Monday in their first in-person meeting since the U.S. president took office nearly two years ago, aiming to "manage" differences between the superpowers as they compete for global influence amid increasing economic and security tensions.
Xi and President Biden greeted each other with a handshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the Group of 20 summit of large economies, before they sat down for formal talks. President Biden was set to hold a news conference to discuss the meeting, which came in the middle of a seven-day, round-the-world trip.
"As the leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our differences, prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation," President Biden said to open the meeting.
