Biden still expects to meet China’s Xi later this year
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Mr Biden (left) called Mr Xi a “dictator” in June, and earlier this month described China as a “ticking time bomb” due to its economic problems.
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CAMP DAVID - US President Joe Biden said on Friday he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year, despite taking a series of shots at the rival power.
Mr Biden held his first meeting as president with Mr Xi in November 2022 in Bali, where they agreed to work to manage high tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Mr Biden, answering a shouted question after meeting the leaders of Japan and South Korea,
Mr Biden is inviting Mr Xi in November to San Francisco, when the United States holds a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, which includes China.
The two leaders could potentially also meet in September in New Delhi on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 major economies.
Mr Biden’s confidence at a meeting with Mr Xi, whom he saw at length when they were both vice-presidents, comes despite a series of statements and actions that have irritated China.
Mr Biden, promoting the health of the US economy as he enters election season, earlier in August said that China was a “ticking time bomb”
In June, Mr Biden called Mr Xi a “dictator”, a visit to Beijing
Mr Biden has also restricted US investment barring exports of advanced microchips.
China has denounced the moves as violations of free-trade principles.
The Biden administration has responded that it is safeguarding US security.
China has also denounced the three-way summit between Mr Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan,
