Correspondent in Asia
In the absence of a handshake, they will gaze at each other through interposed screens. Joe Biden and Xi Jinping will hold their first “virtual summit” on Monday, November 15, marking a timid thaw between the United States and China, engaged in a merciless strategic rivalry. After a tense round of observation of ten months, and only two telephone conversations, the presidents of the first two world powers will meet by videoconference, showing their willingness to prevent an escalation in the Taiwan Strait, and to cooperate on trade or the climate, without bending down. Monday evening (Washington time), Biden and Xi will discuss "
ways to responsibly manage competition
" and how to "
work together when our interests meet.
Said the White House.
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