Biden talks with Chinese foreign minister as he prepares for potential meeting with Xi

Following hours of negotiations with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and senior U.S. diplomats in Washington, U.S. officials announced on Friday that the U.S. and China had decided to collaborate towards the anticipated summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping next month.

Veteran diplomat Wang Yi met with Biden for an hour during the first Chinese foreign minister’s visit to Washington since 2018. The White House characterised the meetings as a “good opportunity” to maintain open lines of communication between the two geopolitical foes with significant policy differences.

U.S. officials reported that Wang spent nine hours in total in meetings over two days with U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, characterising these discussions as “candid and in-depth”.