President Joe Biden plans to 'build a floor for the relationship' with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they meet at the G20 summit, but he will also be honest to Xi about U.S. concerns, a senior administration official said
"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," the official told reporters in a call on the meeting.
Biden, asked as he left the White House on Thursday evening if he believed the talks would be productive, responded: "I always think my conversations are productive." China is Washington's main strategic rival and the world's second-largest economy after the United States. Biden has been seeking stable relations with Beijing despite tensions over Taiwan, the South China Sea, trade and a host of other issues.
"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.
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