Biden and Chinese President Xi are planning to hold virtual meeting, according to sources
The meeting will occur virtually as Xi is not planning to attend any upcoming multilateral events in person, including G20, COP26 and APEC, the sources said. Details will be worked out in the coming days.
Xi Jinping, vice president of China, left, meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2012.President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping plan to meet virtually before the end of this year, a senior U.S. administration official told CNBC's Kayla Tausche Wednesday.
The two leaders reached an "agreement in principle" for a virtual bilateral meeting, the official said. It will be part of an effort to manage competition between the two countries, they added. The meeting will occur virtually as Xi is not planning to attend any upcoming multilateral events in person, including G20, COP26 and APEC, sources familiar with the matter said. Details will be worked out in the coming days.
The agreement follows a six-hour meeting in Zurich Wednesday between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi. Tensions have been on the rise between the two nations over Taiwan and the U.S.-China trade dispute.
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