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| Xi and Biden meet in California | Xi and Biden meet in California |
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| The Chinese and US leaders held a summit on the sidelines of APEC | The Chinese and US leaders held a summit on the sidelines of APEC |
| US President Joe Biden hosted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Wednesday for a bilateral summit on the first day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting. | |
| Both presidents were accompanied by a number of top government officials, and shared their opening statements with reporters ahead of the official discussions. | Both presidents were accompanied by a number of top government officials, and shared their opening statements with reporters ahead of the official discussions. |
| Biden reminded Xi that they last met in Bali a year and a day ago and that he looked forward to candid and honest discussions about the US-China relationship, which he said needed to be “managed responsibly” so it does not turn from competition to conflict. | Biden reminded Xi that they last met in Bali a year and a day ago and that he looked forward to candid and honest discussions about the US-China relationship, which he said needed to be “managed responsibly” so it does not turn from competition to conflict. |
| “I’ve never doubted what you told me,” the US president told his Chinese colleague. | “I’ve never doubted what you told me,” the US president told his Chinese colleague. |
| Xi noted that “a lot has happened” since Bali and that among the many grave problems facing the world are rising protectionism and the “sluggish” post-pandemic global economy. | Xi noted that “a lot has happened” since Bali and that among the many grave problems facing the world are rising protectionism and the “sluggish” post-pandemic global economy. |
| The Sino-American relationship is the “most important bilateral relationship in the world” and should be developed within the context of ongoing major changes, Xi said, presumably referring to the emergence of a multipolar global order. | |
| China and the US should rise above their differences and find a way to get along, the Chinese president said. | China and the US should rise above their differences and find a way to get along, the Chinese president said. |
| “It is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other,” Xi told Biden, adding that the planet is “big enough for [our] two countries to succeed.” | “It is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other,” Xi told Biden, adding that the planet is “big enough for [our] two countries to succeed.” |
| Xi arrived in California on Tuesday, for the 2023 meeting of the APEC. The inter-governmental forum includes 21 countries from the Pacific Rim. | Xi arrived in California on Tuesday, for the 2023 meeting of the APEC. The inter-governmental forum includes 21 countries from the Pacific Rim. |