November 14, 2022 | Daily Notes
November 14, 2022 | Daily Notes
Readings and Current Events
Readings and Current Events
US-China Relations
Live Updates: Biden and Xi Meeting Ends as U.S.-China Tensions Rise (New York Times)
President Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, met for nearly three hours to hash out some of the thorniest issues in their relationship, including tensions over Taiwan, the economy and a return to climate negotiations.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Xi made a cautious promise to try to improve a relationship that is at its most rancorous point in decades, and he pledged to send his top envoy to China soon.
President Biden, Xi Jinping Move to Stabilize U.S.-China Relations (Wall Street Journal)
President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to halt a rapid downward spiral in relations between Washington and Beijing, instructing officials to resume stalled talks on major global priorities, but the two countries acknowledged areas of deep disagreement that could disrupt those efforts.
Biden, Xi Chart Path to Warmer Ties With Blinken China Visit (Bloomberg)
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed to a series of goodwill gestures intended to improve ties between their countries after the first in-person meeting between the leaders of the US and China since the pandemic began.
The two men met for about three hours on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, greeting each other with a handshake and conciliatory remarks in which they both called for calming tensions.
The China-US relationship needs to be managed (Financial Times)
The most positive aspect of Monday’s talks between US president Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is that they took place at all. Relations between the world’s two largest economies have been going downhill with alarming speed — and Chinese officials had until recently stonewalled over a possible meeting of the two men on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. But the world has already seen tensions over Ukraine erupt into a full-blown invasion by Russia’s Vladimir Putin. A Chinese attack on Taiwan would be even more catastrophic.
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