Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping shook hands this Wednesday, November 15, at the opening of their meeting near San Francisco. The two leaders want to prevent their “rivalry” from turning “into conflict”, in the words of the American head of state.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping began a highly anticipated meeting this Wednesday, November 15, in a country residence located about forty kilometers from San Francisco, in the United States.
The American president greeted his Chinese counterpart as he got out of the car with a handshake and declared: “It’s good to see you again”, beginning a meeting which is expected to last several hours, with the aim of stabilizing the very close relationship. tense between the two superpowers.
The American president told him he wanted to “ensure” that their “rivalry does not degenerate into conflict”. His counterpart assured him that the two superpowers “cannot turn their backs on each other”, while Washington and Beijing are experiencing geopolitical and economic tensions.