The White House announced that US President Joe Biden wanted to reopen a dialogue during his Monday meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but he will also seek to determine “guarantees” in the context of the growing tension between Washington and Beijing.
A senior White House official spoke to journalists about an American “design” on “reinforcing communications in a responsible manner”, and at the same time defining “guarantees” and “clear rules” in order to “not turn the competition into a struggle” between the two great forces.
On Sunday, the US President met the leaders of Japan and South Korea to coordinate their response to the threat posed by North Korea nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as to obtain inputs on managing the firm position of China in the Pacific region, on the eve of an upcoming face meeting with the Chinese president.
Earlier on Sunday, Biden told Asian leaders that the lines of communication between the United States and China would remain open to prevent conflict, at the end of the first summit out of three world leaders participating this week..
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