The President of the United States, Joe Bidenhe told his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday: Xi Jinpingfrom the city of San Francisco (California) that The trade competition between Washington and Beijing should not become a conflict.

Biden, after shaking hands with Xi, emphasized that it is not possible to replace ‘face-to-face’ conversations. “I’ve always thought our conversations were direct and frank,” he said, adding that while they didn’t always agree, their meetings were “sincere” and “useful,” he explained. Europe Press.

“The critical global challenges we face, from climate change to the fight against drugs and artificial intelligence, require our collective effortsso I look forward to starting this discussion,” he said shortly before the meeting, as reported by the White House.

For his part, Xi has also made it clear that a confrontational stance will have “unbearable consequences for both sides” and that “planet Earth is big enough for both countries to succeed.”

“The relationship between China and the United States has never been easy over the past fifty years or more, and has always faced problems of one kind or another. However, it has continued to move forward despite twists and turns. For two major countries like China and the United States, turning their backs on each other is not an option,” Xi emphasizes.

In this sense, he emphasized that as long as there is mutual respect and both nations “coexist in peace”, there will always be a way to “overcome differences”. “I firmly believe in the promising future of this bilateral relationship,” he added.

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On the other hand, the leaders agreed to restore communications between the armed forces after they broke up over a year ago following the visit of then Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, to the island of Taiwan, the agency indicates EFE.

This was stated at the end of the meeting, which lasted over four hours and took place in a country house known as ‘Filoli‘, about 25 miles from downtown San Francisco and on the edge of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) summit.

According to this senior official, the Chinese government has agreed to meetings between the defense ministers of the two countries, as well as to the exchange of information between military leaders of the different branches of the armed forces, and, finally, communications between the ships of both nations.

The last time the two leaders saw each other was on November 14, 2022 in Indonesia in the context of the G20 summit. Relations between China and the United States have had ups and downs, especially after Washington denounced the presence of an alleged Chinese spy balloon in its airspace. (JO)