US President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.
What is known about their meeting
According to Associated Press correspondent Seon Min Kim, Biden and Xi Jinping are starting talks in San Francisco.
As noted on CNN, Biden and Xi Jinping greeted each other warmly outside the mansion, which is located south of San Francisco. A red carpet was laid out for the leaders, on which the marines and the flags of the two states stood.
Biden and Xi Jinping declined to answer questions from reporters before the meeting.
The White House revealed the start of negotiations between two delegations led by the US president and the Chinese leader. At the beginning of the negotiations, they exchanged greetings and introductory speeches. After that, a closed meeting started.
Opening speeches by Biden and Xi Jinping
China and the United States have no right to turn their backs on each other, competition should not become the prevailing trend... I consider the bilateral relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China to be "the most important" in the world, Xi Jinping said during his speech.
He acknowledged that over the past 50 years, China-US relations "have never been smooth, but they continue to move forward."
Turning away from each other is not an option for two such large countries as China and the USA, the Chinese leader clarified.
In turn, Biden noted that it is an "honor and pleasure" for him to host the Chinese leader in the United States.
There is no substitute for face-to-face conversations... Mr. President, we have known each other for a long time. We didn't always agree with each other... but our meetings were always frank, direct and helpful, he added.
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