'The President believes it is critical to build a floor for the relationship and ensure that there are rules of the road that bound our competition,' says a senior administration official.
when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week, but he will be honest about US concerns, including over Taiwan and human rights, a senior administration official said on Thursday, November 10.
Biden and Xi last met in person during the Obama administration, and US ties with China have since slumped to their lowest level in decades, most notably since, the self-governed democratic island that Beijing claims as its territory. “I expect the president will be honest about a number of our concerns, including PRC activity that threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, as well as our longstanding concerns about human rights violations,” the official said.Biden said on Wednesday, November 9, that he was unwilling to make any fundamental concessions when he meets Xi, and that he wanted both leaders to lay out their “red lines” and resolve areas of conflict, including on Taiwan.
US officials have accused both China and Russia of enabling Pyongyang’s missile and bomb programs by failing to properly enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions intended to impede them. “This is an area where China and the United States have had a history of working together…there is a track record of being able to work together. And so I think the president will approach the conversation in that spirit,” the official briefing reporters said.
For Xi, who cemented his leadership at a Communist Party Congress last month, the meeting with Biden takes place as China’s economy struggles with strict COVID-19 prevention measures.
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