Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned that the path to a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden wouldn’t be “smooth sailing.”
Wang met with Biden and State Secretary Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C., over a three-day visit, in a mutual attempt to improve relations between the two countries. In a statement released after the meeting, Wang warned that a meeting between the two heads of the state would be a difficult affair and that both sides must work together to come to an agreement, according to Politico.
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In his statement, Wang said that the United States and China must “eliminate interference, overcome obstacles, enhance consensus and accumulate results” and “return to Bali,” referring to the last meeting between the heads of state last November, according to Politico.
Since that meeting, the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, increasing tensions over Taiwan, and China’s support for Russia in the War in Ukraine have all contributed to souring relations between the two. As crises erupt across the world, particularly in Israel and the Middle East, the Biden administration has made overtures toward China.
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“The President emphasized that both the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines of communication,” a White House readout on Biden’s meeting with Wang read. “He underscored that the United States and China must work together to address global challenges.”
An official told the Associated Press that a deal to facilitate a meeting between Biden and Xi has been reached. They will reportedly meet next month at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum summit in San Francisco.
