Business Maverick: Biden, Xi Halfway Through Summit Aimed at Easing Relationship

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping began their first face-to-face virtual summit, with both sides aiming to stabilize the relationship between the nations while downplaying expectations for major breakthroughs.

The video conference got under way about 8 p.m. on Monday night in Washington, hours after Biden signed bipartisan infrastructure legislation into law. Including time for translation of comments, White House officials said they expect the talks to last several hours. China’s state-run CCTV said the first half of the meeting ended after about two hours, with the two sides taking a 15-minute break before resuming the summit.

“If past is prologue, I’m sure we’ll be discussing areas where we have concerns” including human rights and the Indo-Pacific region, he said. But neither leader should have to wonder what the other is thinking after the meeting, Biden said. “This is a shared desire of the people of our two countries and around the world, a joint mission of Chinese and American leaders,” he added.

The White House has framed the discussion as Biden’s effort to set the terms of the relationship, with a particular focus on avoiding unintended conflict. The president is expected to press Xi on issues including human rights and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. He will also bring up China’s non-market economic practices, such as industrial subsidies, though trade issues won’t dominate the conversation, U.S. officials said.

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