The President of the United States, Joe Biden, expressed this Sunday “disappointed” over reports that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend the G20 summit taking place in India this week. “I’m disappointed, but I’ll see him,” the US president told the press. However, he did not provide any further details about where he could meet the Chinese president. These statements from Biden come after several media outlets reported last week that Xi was unlikely to attend the meeting in New Delhi, at a time when Washington’s presence is seen as an opportunity to strengthen its cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies. Both leaders met last year at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, the first meeting between the two since Biden came to power. They then advocated encouraging and encouraging “cooperation” to avoid conflict and address various global challenges. The meeting between Biden and Xi came three months after a controversial visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, an issue that inflamed tensions and encouraged major Chinese military maneuvers in the region.
