President Biden is predicted to announce agreements on army communication channels and counternarcotics at a solo press convention after speaking with the Chinese leader for the first time in a year.

The leaders met simply forward of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Their talks come as tensions between the world’s two largest economies have been on the rise, and because the White House has been attempting to take a strong-on-China method.

The final time Biden and Xi spoke face-to-face was on the G20 summit in Indonesia in November 2022.

Biden’s thought of a profitable assembly is restoring communication

Biden mentioned Tuesday he desires communication with Xi to return to a extra regular stage — particularly between the nations’ militaries.

In August 2022, Beijing declared it was cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on main points similar to local weather and army relations after then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s go to to Taiwan.

“To get back on a normal course of corresponding: being able to pick up the phone and talk to one another when there’s a crisis, being able to make sure our militaries still have contact with one another,” Biden mentioned when a reporter requested what would make his assembly with Xi a hit.

“We’re not trying to decouple from China, but what we’re trying to do is change the relationship for the better,” Biden added.

At the beginning of the assembly, Biden instructed Xi, “There is no substitute to face-to-face discussions. I’ve always found our discussions straightforward and frank, and I’ve always appreciated them.”

President Joe Biden Meets with China’s President President Xi Jinping on the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative convention.

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President Joe Biden Meets with China’s President President Xi Jinping on the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative convention.

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Despite the shortage of communication between Biden and Xi themselves, U.S. administration officers and their Chinese counterparts met a number of instances in current months.

“We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict,” Biden instructed Xi.

Fentanyl can also be anticipated to be a subject of dialog

In addition to reestablishing communications between the U.S. and China’s army, the White House has mentioned efforts to fight the illicit commerce of fentanyl may also be a subject of Biden and Xi’s dialog.

And conflicts within the Middle East and between Ukraine and Russia may also come up, he mentioned, together with Iran’s involvement within the struggle between Israel and Hamas.