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The leaders attended the summit, which brings together the Pacific’s top economies, and met on a range of topics.
Friday, November 17, 2023
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping were part of the APEC summit, an event aimed at major economies in the Pacific and also attended by representatives from Mexico, Chile, Canada and Peru, among others.
To discuss the details of the meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping, Channels He contacted the Asian studies expert, Fernando Pedrosa he said: “They had a four-hour meeting where there were certainly agreements and disagreements that we will hear about in the coming months.“.
Military issues, fentanyl and communications
Accordingly PedrosaOne of the topics discussed was the military issue in view of Taiwan’s elections in January. And I add: “This is not a minor issue because the party that supported China in previous polls is having a hard time winning.“, then the United States is concerned that China respects the result and does not end in “Military incidents with unforeseeable consequences“.
Another important issue for the United States is fentanyl and the consequences of the export of chemical precursors from Asia in general, but from China in particular, entering the United States via Mexico.
For PedrosaAt this meeting they also talked about “Restoration of communication in the military high commands of both countries“, suspended since Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. “It cannot be the case that the two armed forces do not have connections to check what happens in the event of a mistake or a conflict situation that could lead to a catastrophe.“he added.
Latin America
When asked about the possibility that Latin America was discussed, particularly due to China’s presence in Argentina, responded Pedrosa expressed: “Mexico is Latin America and the third country to disagree on the fentanyl issue“. And he assured that the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, “came into the discussion” because of the dilemma of this drug, but also because of migrations.
Finally he said: “There were no expectations of this meeting and it was official policy of the United States government not to bring it about; So that what has been achieved is important“.