Chinese President Xi Jinping met outgoing US President Joe Biden at the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, vowing to work with the incoming Trump administration to stabilize US-China relations, Reuters reports.
Xi emphasized China’s commitment to maintaining a stable relationship with the US and expressed readiness to cooperate with the incoming administration of Donald Trump, despite previous tensions. Biden highlighted the importance of continuing leader-to-leader dialogue even after his presidency.
The two leaders discussed key issues, including Taiwan, trade, cybersecurity, the South China Sea, and Russia. Biden called for an end to China’s destabilizing military activities around Taiwan, while Xi rejected Taiwan’s independence movement, blaming Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te for escalating tensions. Biden raised concerns over North Korea’s deepening ties with Russia, including troop deployment in Ukraine, and urged China to use its influence to prevent further escalation.
Meanwhile, Biden defended US trade restrictions on Chinese technology sectors, citing national security concerns, while Xi highlighted their negative impact on China’s economy and denied allegations of Chinese cyberattacks. Both leaders agreed that human decision-making, not artificial intelligence, should govern the use of nuclear weapons.
