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It is the first formal meeting between the two leaders since Biden assumed the presidency in January of this year and arrives in a climate of growing geostrategic tensions between the two countries
— The new center of gravity of the world geopolitics is the Indopacific
EFE
16 November 2021
Xi, a Biden: "Muestre liderazgo y lleve las
Relations to the right path"
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, They held a virtual meeting on Monday night that lasted about three and a half hours, More than the initial scheduled by the delegations, As reported by the White House. In it, el presidente chino emplazó a su homólogo a que muestre "liderazgo" y ponga en marcha políticas "racionales y pragmáticas" Regarding China.
Despite the long duration of the meeting, A High White House official told reporters at a telephone press conference that there has been no outstanding advance or agreement: "No esperáramos un gran avance. There was none. Nada que informar".
In the encounter, The first beyond phone calls since Biden came to power in January, los dos líderes hablaron de manera "respetuosa y directa", According to the version released by Washington. The extensive meeting of three and a half hours that in Washington began shortly before the 20.00 local time was divided into two sessions, with a pause between both.
Hablaron de que la competencia entre ambos países "no vire en conflicto"
Biden and XI approached a range of matters, Among them extensively Taiwan, siendo sin embargo el "manejo responsable de la competencia" Between the two countries the main issue on the table. In the case of Taiwan, Island on which China claims its sovereignty, Biden le trasladó a Xi que Estados Unidos se opone a que haya "cambios unilaterales en el statu quo" y le reiteró el compromiso de Washington con la política de "una sola China" that recognizes only Beijing as a state. Xi dijo que Pekín se verá obligado a "tomar medidas decididas si las fuerzas secesionistas taiwanesas cruzan líneas rojas", in reference to a possible declaration of independence from Taipéi.
In economic terms, They talked about the energy supply, The climatic crisis, las prácticas comerciales bajo el punto de vista de Washington "injustas" de China y sobre asegurarse de que la competencia entre ambos países "no vire en conflicto"
The American leader also put human rights on the table at various times of the meeting and, According to the official, "fue bastante claro y bastante sincero con la variedad de preocupaciones" In this regard. In a subsequent statement, The White House explained that Biden talked about Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang.
They also talked about Iran, A the issue of friction between the two countries for the purchase of Iranian crude by Beijing, although according to the White House the leaders focused on exchange opinions for nuclear negotiation. They also talked about the Indo-Pacific region, on which the two countries look, y Biden le trasladó a Xi su intención de que mantenerla "abierta y libre", According to the US version.
At the meeting, XI said that mutual respect, Pacific cooperation and coexistence must be the three basic principles that guide the relations between both powers, The state agency Xinhua reported.
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