November 16, 2023, 2:00 a.m
The summit between the resident of the White House and the leader of Beijing definitively establishes the resumption of dialogue at all levels between the two countries
Photo gallery – Thaw between the USA and China, the meeting between Biden and Xi in San Francisco
The meeting between Biden And Xi Jinping To San Francisco it does not represent a reset, but a Resumption of dialogue at all levels, including the military, to, as the American president told his Chinese counterpart, “ensure that competition does not lead to conflict” and “manage competition between the two countries responsibly.” A handshake, a personal conversation that starts the unfreezing process.
Xi: “The world is big enough for both the US and China to succeed” “Global peace and development” are the two summit goals that Beijing hinted at on the eve of the meeting, the first in person in a year but the seventh between the two leaders, who have known each other since 2011, when both were vice presidents. “The world is big enough for the coexistence and success of China and the United States,” Xi said in his meeting with Biden. “The bilateral relations between the two countries are the most important and it would be unrealistic for one of the parties to try to transform the other”. For the US and China, “turning away is not an option,” the Chinese president added added, emphasizing that relations between the two countries have never been easy “in the last 50 years” and that, despite various problems, they are always “moving forward”.
“China has no plan to replace the United States, and the United States should not have a plan to suppress China: the two countries should promote mutually beneficial cooperation,” Xi said.
The Taiwan Knot Compensatory tests then on Taiwan. For Xi, reunification with Taiwan is “an unstoppable process” and represents “the most important and sensitive issue in China-US relations.” “The United States should take concrete measures to fulfill its commitment not to Taiwan independence to stop arming Taiwan and support the peaceful reunification of China,” the Chinese president added. According to a US official, Biden made clear that the US position is to maintain peace, stability and the status quo in Taiwan and called on Xi to respect the ongoing electoral process.
Xi: “US should lift unilateral sanctions” Xi then addressed the sanctions imposed by Washington against Beijing, emphasizing that they “seriously harm China’s legitimate interests in terms of export controls, investment screening and unilateral sanctions.” The Chinese president then stated that he believes it is important “that the United States take China’s concerns seriously and take concrete steps to lift unilateral sanctions to create a fair, equitable and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies.” China’s development and growth are “guided by its internal logic and not hindered by external forces,” Xi added.
The climate agreement The first agreement on climate was reached a few hours before the summit, when the USA and China signed a joint declaration in which they committed to taking joint action against “one of the greatest challenges of our time” and to intensifying cooperation on methane support global efforts to triple renewable energy by 2030. The document is silent about the use of coal and the future of fossil energy, but is definitely a positive signal, also with regard to the upcoming Cop28.
The agreement to combat fentanyl According to a US government official quoted by American media, Washington and Beijing have reached an agreement that will see China crack down on the production and export of the chemical precursors of fentanyl, the low-cost synthetic opioid that brings in tens of thousands of victims each year in the USA. In return, Washington could lift sanctions on the forensic science institute accused of complicity in the repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, even as the White House has asserted that human rights in China, including the repression of Uyghurs themselves, are among the The institute’s priorities belong to Biden.
Restoration of the military hotline Among the outcomes adopted the night before was the restoration of the military hotline that Beijing canceled after then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan in 2022. A commitment to limit the use of artificial intelligence in nuclear weapons is also expected.
Xi’s return to America Xi had not set foot in the United States since 2017, when Trump was in the White House. Biden received the Chinese president – whom he had previously described as a “dictator” – at a location that the parties had kept secret until the end for fear of disputes: the historic Filoli estate, 40 km south of San Francisco. Here the leaders of the two superpowers have been looking for possible meeting points on the most important bilateral and global dossiers, although there is no shortage of disagreements and the respective teams must continue to discuss.
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