Biden and Xi agree on curbing fentanyl production and resuming military talks. Follow live updates
Experts on China-U.S. relations say the agreements between Biden and Xi will have a significance in the future of the two countries’ relationship
WOODSIDE, Calif. — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for more than two hours before breaking for lunch Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.
They reached agreements on several key areas that include curbing the production of illicit fentanyl and resuming military-to-military communications, according to a senior Biden administration official. They also agreed to engage in intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence and add direct flights between the two countries, according to a Chinese state broadcaster.
The outcome of Wednesday's talks could have far-reaching implications for an anxious world that is grappling with global economic cross-currents from the pandemic, wars in the Middle East and Europe, upcoming elections in Taiwan and more. Follow live updates.
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Experts on China-U.S. relations say the agreements between Biden and Xi will have a significance in the future of the two countries' relationship.
Zoe Liu, a fellow for China studies at the Council for Foreign Relations, said the agreements on fentanyl and military to military dialogues are “positive signs indicating both countries aim to put a floor to prevent the bilateral relationship from further deteriorating.”
But, Liu said, “these agreements will not change the structural challenges in the bilateral relations,
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