U.S. President Joe Biden & Chinese President Xi Jinping Meet & APEC 2023
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To bring down the temperature between two nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in San Francisco, CA on November 15, 2023, at the beginning of the APEC United States 2023. Watch special report coverage as Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with President Joe Biden in California to discuss U.S.-China relations, in the video published on Nov 15, 2023, by NBC News, as “Full Special Report: Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss U.S.-China relations“, below:
For more details about the APEC United States 2023, please refer to the excerpt from wikipedia, in italics, below:
APEC 2023 United States is the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in the United States taking place in 2023. It is being held in San Francisco.[1] It marks the third time the United States hosts an APEC meeting, having hosted in 1993 in Blake Island and 2011 in Honolulu. In November 2023, San Francisco started clearing out all of the homeless people from certain parts of the city in preparation for the summit.[2] On September 25, a high-ranking official from the city’s Public Works department emailed to city officials listing seven intersections to target, writing that due to the upcoming summit, he was “concerned about historical encampments that are close to priority areas”. The San Francisco Chronicle noted that “All seven intersections are in the two neighborhoods that have long been at the epicenter of San Francisco’s unrelenting crises of homelessness and public drug markets.”[2]
Due to the sanctions imposed on him by the US government, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee was not invited to the summit. In response, the Chinese foreign ministry reiterated its calls for the US to lift sanctions on Lee, and “fulfil the due responsibility as APEC host, invite Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu to the meeting”.[3] Eventually, the Hong Kong government announced Lee would not attend due to “scheduling issues”, with Financial Secretary Paul Chan attending in his place.[4] Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador initially announced he would not attend the summit due to disagreements with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte. However, he later changed his decision, saying he would attend.[5] Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, will not attend the summit, with Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk attending in his place.[6]
This is the first APEC meeting for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng. While Thưởng is the head of state of Vietnam, the true leader of the country is General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who is not attending the summit.
International coverage focused on the summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on 15 November, held separately from the APEC summit.[7] Xi and Biden met virtually at the meeting hosted by New Zealand in 2021 – the first APEC summit of the Biden presidency – but Vice President Kamala Harris went in Biden’s place to Thailand in 2022. (Xi hosted the 2014 summit with U.S. President Barack Obama attending in Beijing). Anticipation in the U.S. for the 2023 meeting by the two leaders preceded the event in San Francisco. Though this is Biden’s first in-person APEC meeting after had to go entirely remote in the aforementioned 2021 summit, second overall.[8][9]
Demonstrations spanning a variety of issues, particularly objection to Xi Jinping’s presence in the United States, took place near San Francisco International Airport and meeting site prior to Xi Jinping’s arrival.[10][11][12] World Journal and Sing Tao Daily reported that hundreds were bused in from across the US to welcome Xi.[13][14]
Taiwanese reporters were harassed and stopped from filming near the St. Regis Museum Tower.[15]
President Joe Biden spoke at a solo news conference in California following his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, in the video published on Nov 15, 2023, by CNN, as “President Joe Biden holds news conference after Xi Jinping meeting“, below:
The recent meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of their relationship amid global challenges. Both leaders acknowledged the need for better coordination and discussed various issues, including trade, Beijing’s relationship with Iran, human rights concerns, Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Israel-Hamas war, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea, and economic competition, in the video published on Nov 16, 2023, by WION, as “Xi Jinping, Joe Biden agrees to resume military communication | World News| WION“, below:
Xi Jinping met with President Biden in San Francisco during the APEC summit to discuss AI, fentanyl and military relations, in the video published on Nov 16, 2023, by Fox News, as “China vows to be ‘unstoppable’ in conquering Taiwan“, below:
China’s Xi Jinping and US’ Joe Biden Spar Over Taiwan in Key Meeting | Vantage with Palki Sharma US President Joe Biden met China’s President Xi Jinping in San Francisco today. The leaders discussed several issues including rising tensions in the Taiwan strait. Xi reportedly told Biden that China prefers a “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan. However, the possibility of using force under “certain circumstances” was not ruled out. Palki Sharma tells you more, in the video published on Nov 16, 2023, by Firstpost, as “China’s Xi Jinping and US’ Joe Biden Spar Over Taiwan in Key Meeting | Vantage with Palki Sharma“, below:
Chinese television host Liu Xin joined ABC7’s “Getting Answers” to talk about what the meeting between President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping means for the country, in the video published on Nov 15, 2023, by ABC7 News Bay Area, as “Chinese TV host details what Biden-Xi meeting means for China“, below:
Atlas Organization founder Jonathan D.T. Ward discusses Biden and Xi Jinping’s talks, American CEOs attending dinner with the Chinese president and the U.S. Federal Pension Fund to exclude China and Hong Kong-listed stocks, in the video published on Nov 16, 2023, by Fox Business, as “‘Much darker day’ ahead for US if China makes gains, expert warns“, below:
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