China has confirmed that Xi will travel to the US to meet with Biden

He China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today that President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet with his colleague from that country, Joe Bidenand attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum.

“The presidents will discuss in detail the strategic and critical issues for shaping the relationship between them China and the United States and on important issues related to world peace and development”, said the spokesperson for Chinese office.

In addition to the face-to-face between the two leaders, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the help from Xi shows the “high importance” the country attaches to Asia-Pacific cooperation.

“With growing instability and uncertainty in the World economythere is great expectation that the Asia-Pacific (region) will continue to be the economic engine leading global growth,” he noted.

Xi, according to Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs“he will deliver an important speech to detail China’s main proposals to deepen Asia-Pacific cooperation and guide regional and global growth.”

“We hope that all parties remember what united countries and regions Pacific Asia “Initially, they should focus on the urgent needs of the region, deepen solidarity and cooperation (…) and work to achieve positive results at the meeting,” the MFA indicated.

The meeting between Xi and Biden will be the first since a year ago, when both leaders met in Bali (Indonesia) for three hours on the sidelines. annual G20 summit.

The White House has already announced the meeting, but Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in recent days avoided to confirm.

The meeting between the leaders of the two powers is another step in the attempt to thaw the last months between Beijing and Washington after a year in which bilateral relations hit one of their lowest points due to issues such as the trade war and sanctions USA to Chinese companies or the issue of Taiwan.

Xi’s trip to the United States follows the latest visits by US officials to China: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the finance and trade ministers, the aforementioned Yellen and Gina Raimondo have passed through Beijing so far this year. , and special envoy for Climate change, John Kerry.

On its part, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yivisited the North American country in late October and held a meeting with Biden, marking the highest-level meeting the president has had with a Chinese official in a year.

In early October, Xi stated that the relationship between Washington and Beijing “will determine the destiny of mankind,” after meeting with the first delegation of US senators to visit China in four years.