Xi Jinping's US tour: A strategic move amid global political turbulence

Amidst the uncertainty of world politics, President Xi Jinping of China has recently completed his high-voltage bilateral tour to the US. 

- BISWANATH GUPTA & ABHINAV MEHROTRA

The visit was more focused on considering the emergence of new political events unfolding in the Middle East and various parts of the world. For a long time, the US and China have been sharply divided in various issues on world politics.. Xi is on his first visit to the US since 2017 met Biden in the San Francisco Bay Area and then attended the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Speaking ahead of his departure, Biden said his goal was simply to improve the bilateral relationship and stated that “We’re not trying to decouple from China. What we’re trying to do is change the relationship for the better,”. In a landmark agreement, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping pledged a ban on the use of artificial intelligence in autonomous weaponry, such as drones, and in the control and deployment of nuclear warheads. Both Washington and Beijing have expressed concerns over the unregulated use of this technology to fuel conflicts. 

In February, for instance, the United States  introduced its Political Declaration on the Responsible Military Use of Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy, a new legal and diplomatic framework that seeks a global consensus on the development and deployment of the military.