US and Chinese officials have agreed in principle on a meeting next month between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, though the two sides must still finalize the arrangements, according to an American official.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, added that details of the get-together, which would likely occur during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November, were still being worked out. China’s embassy to the US cited the city as a possible venue.
US officials have been eager to announce a meeting between Biden and Xi, who have not spoken since they last met at the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia almost a year ago. Officials from the world’s two largest economies have been working for months to set up a leaders’ sit-down around the Apec summit.
The US warned China in the talks about backing Iran and the threat of a wider war in the Middle East and Washington and Beijing are more aligned on working together to head off a potential escalation in that region, the US official said. Despite the extensive dialogue with Wang this week, the officials said the increased diplomacy with China did not signal a change in the administration’s approach to Beijing.
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