Without mentioning President-elect Donald Trump’s name, Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to signal his concern that Trump’s protectionist rhetoric on the campaign trail could send the U.S.-China relationship into another valley.
In their final meeting, China’s leader Xi Jinping told President Biden that his nation was “ready to work with a new administration”, as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take over.
The two leaders on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Mr. Biden was expected to urge Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. It marked their first in-person meeting since in Northern California last November. gathered Saturdaythey met
Without mentioning Trump’s name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president’s protectionist rhetoric could send the U.S.-China relationship into another valley.on the campaign trail
“China is ready to work with a new U.S. administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences so as to strive for a steady transition of the China-U.S. relationship for the benefit of the two peoples”, Xi said through an interpreter.
Mr. Biden, meanwhile, spoke in broader brushstrokes about where the relationship has gone and reflected not just on the past four years, but on their long relationship.
“Over the past four years, China-U.
