Biden meets Xi, says there is 'no substitute' for 'face-to-face discussion' on issues facing US, China
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President Biden greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and said the meeting is meant to “ensure" competition between the U.S. and Beijing doesn't "veer into conflict."
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"This time of year, about a year and a day ago, we met in Bali on the sidelines of the G20," Biden said. "Since then, key members of our teams have had important discussions on issues, matters to both of our nations and the world."
The meeting is the second in-person meeting between Biden and Xi since the beginning of the Biden administration in January 2021, but the "seventh interaction," a Biden administration official said. The last in-person meeting was in November 2022 in Bali, Indonesia, where they agreed more direct communication between U.S. and Chinese leadership was desirable.