Tag: China-US relations

While officials tried to keep expectations low before the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping on Wednesday, the encounter resulted in agreements on several key issues. "I believe these are some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had," President Biden said after the meeting. "We've made some important progress." President Xi earlier acknowledged that US-China relations have "never been smooth sailing". But he added that, for the two superpowers, "turning their back on each other is not an option".ADVERTISEMENT Here are four things we learned from their California talks. 1) There was common ground on climate The two countries, which are the world's biggest carbon emitters, agreed on further measures to tackle climate change, but stopped short of...