The Chinese Foreign Ministry has pointed out that the road to an expected summit will not be “smooth sailing”
China’s Foreign Ministry has pointed out that hopes for talks next month between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping may be dashed unless Washington can start abiding by an agreement that the two leaders reached last year.
At issue is a proposed Biden-Xi summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in San Francisco, which is scheduled to begin on November 14. White House officials have told US media outlets that the talks are “expected” to happen, but the Chinese government has not yet confirmed that Xi has committed to meeting with Biden.
The road to a San Francisco summit will not be “smooth sailing,” and the two governments cannot rely on “autopilot” to make it happen, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday in a statement. “To this end, the two sides must…