U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke positively about bilateral ties on Nov. 14 during their first in-person meeting since Biden took office in 2021.
The long-awaited meeting, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, came amid deteriorated Sino–U.S. relations over a series of issues, including the Chinese regime’s rampant technology theft, human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, and its aggression against Taiwan.
“We spent a lot of time together and back in the days when we were both vice presidents, and it’s just great to see you,” Biden told Xi during the press conference ahead of the bilateral meeting….