BIDEN-XI MEET UNLIKELY TO PUT US-CHINA TIES BACK ON TRACK

The eagerly awaited meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, is set to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leadership Summit in San Francisco in the third week of November.

- T BRAJESH

The White House has officially confirmed this meeting. The leaders of the US and China are expected to explore ways to “reduce misunderstanding, expand common ground and pursue cooperation that will benefit both sides”. Definitely, the much-awaited upcoming meeting between Biden and Xi has generated significant interest in view of the ongoing complexities in US-China relations. But the question being asked in global quarters at the same time is whether this high-level engagement will be able to put the ties between Washington and Beijing back on track. Will Biden and Xi be able to achieve the goal to stabilise China-US relations and return them to the track of healthy, stable, and sustainable development?