US-China, “Biden-Xi meeting via videoconference next week”

A virtual meeting will be held next week between US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The American media reported it, while spokesmen for the White House and the Chinese embassy in Washington have not confirmed. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Communist Party Head of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi announced they had reached an agreement in principle to hold the meeting before the end of the year after talks in the Swiss city. of Zurich which took place last month. Given internal restrictions due to Covid in China and Xi’s reluctance to travel, Washington was aiming for a video conference in November.