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Biden-Xi virtual summit eyed for next week
The move comes as the world's two largest economies are locked in disputes over the situation regarding Taiwan, human rights and other issues while agreeing on the importance of continuing dialogue.
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In this file combination of pictures created on June 8, 2021 shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) during a welcome ceremony for Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev in Beijing on July 3, 2019; and US President Joe Biden speaking at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2021. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri/Nicholas Kamm)
U
S President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold a virtual summit next week, though no specific date has been set, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The move comes as the world's two largest economies are locked in disputes over the situation regarding Taiwan, human rights and other issues while agreeing on the importance of continuing dialogue.
The two countries agreed in early October to hold a virtual meeting between their leaders later this year. The exact date of the summit is still being negotiated, according to Bloomberg.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday there is "an agreement in principle" with China that the virtual meeting will take place by year-end.
"This is part of our ongoing efforts to responsibly manage the competition between our countries," she said, while noting that it is "not about seeking specific deliverables."
The session will not address the issue of whether the US consulate general in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu and the Chinese consulate in Houston in the US state of Texas will reopen, the news agency said, referring to the offices shuttered in July last year amid an escalation of tensions.
