Biden discusses a possible meeting with Xi Jinping in November

American President Joe Biden on Friday mentioned as a “possibility” a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit scheduled for mid-November in San Francisco.

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“Such a meeting has not been agreed upon, but it is a possibility,” Joe Biden said at a White House news conference after US media reported that the two leaders were planning a meeting to ease tensions between Beijing and Washington .

In recent months, Beijing and Washington have renewed dialogue with a series of visits to Beijing by senior American officials, including chief diplomacy Antony Blinken.

But bilateral relations remain tense, trade disputes, Chinese expansion in the South China Sea and the question of the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan remain stumbling blocks.

In August, Joe Biden indicated that he still planned to meet President Xi during the APEC summit. Beijing has not confirmed Mr. Xi’s participation in that summit.

“I intend and hope to continue our Bali conversation this fall. That’s what I expect,” Mr. Biden said, referring to his November 2022 meeting with Xi Jinping in Bali, Indonesia, during a G20 summit.

“China is a ticking time bomb in many ways,” he said earlier this month, citing unemployment and an aging workforce.

These difficulties are a cause for concern because “when bad people have problems, they do bad things,” the American president added.

He also assured that he is committed to maintaining “a rational relationship with China.” “I don’t wish any harm on China, but I’m watching,” he said.

In June, Joe Biden insulted Beijing by claiming that Xi Jinping belonged to the category of “dictators,” which was viewed as a “provocation” by Chinese diplomacy.