"Being able to pick up phone, talk to one another": Biden says goal of meeting with Xi is to 'normalise' US-China communication
Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden has said that for him, the idea of a successful meeting is to get back on a normal course of corresponding, and being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another whenever there is a crisis, US-based ABC7 news reported.
Even though Biden has a full schedule for the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, his meeting with Xi Jinping on Wednesday is the most crucial one.
Their four-hour meeting is scheduled to take place at San Mateo County's Filoli Estate.
«To get back on a normal course of corresponding, being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another when there's another crisis,» Biden said, shortly before departing for San Francisco on Tuesday.
«Being able to make sure our militaries still have contact with one another,» he told reporters at the White House.
According to ABC7 News, there are reports circulating that say that an agreement could be announced on Wednesday that would address source material involved in the illegal fentanyl trade.
Prior to their respective trips to San Francisco, Biden hosted meetings with fellow APEC leader Joko Widodo of Indonesia on Monday at the White House.
The president of the most populous Muslim nation in the world, Widodo, has been vehemently critical of Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip; thus the visit to the Oval Office came at a rather uncomfortable time, reported ABC7 News.
In contrast, Biden has not wavered in his support of Israel's right to self-defence in the wake of the 1,200-death onslaught on October 7 by Hamas terrorists.
During his address at Georgetown University on Monday, the president of Indonesia bemoaned the fact that «human life seems meaningless» when Israel continues its activities.
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