US President Joe Biden hosted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Wednesday for a bilateral summit on the first day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting.
Both presidents were accompanied by a number of top government officials, and shared their opening statements with reporters ahead of the official discussions.
Biden reminded Xi that they last met in Bali a year and a day ago and that he looked forward to candid and honest discussions about the US-China relationship, which he said needed to be “managed responsibly” so it does not turn from competition to conflict.
“I’ve never doubted what you told me,” the US president told his Chinese colleague.
