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Biden, China' s Xi have broad, strategic discussion — White House
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 10 - 09 - 2021

US President Joe Biden spoke late Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, during which the two leaders had "a broad, strategic discussion in which they discussed areas where our interests converge and areas where our interests, values, and perspectives diverge," the White House announced.
The White House said in a statement that the two leaders agreed to "engage on both sets of issues openly and straightforwardly.
"This discussion, as President Biden made clear, was part of the United States' ongoing effort to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and the PRC (People's Republic of China)," the statement noted.
Biden underscored the US' "enduring interest in peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and the world and the two leaders discussed the responsibility of both nations to ensure competition does not veer into conflict," it affirmed.
The discussion came as relations between the two countries have remained tense in recent months, particularly in cyberspace, with the US having accused China of widespread malfeasance, including a massive hack of Microsoft's email system and other ransomware attacks.
Biden addressed cyber issues during the roughly 90-minute conversation, and generally sought to have a "broad and strategic discussion" about how to manage the competitive US-China relationship to avoid veering into conflict, according to a senior administration official who spoke with reporters before and after the call.
The official described the tone of the call, which Biden took from the Treaty Room of the White House residence, as "respectful" and "familiar and candid."
The Biden administration has signaled that it plans to continue taking a tough approach to China — similar to former President Donald Trump — but that it will do so in coordination with allies, and hopes to set parameters that allow the countries to voice concern and areas of disagreement but also work with each other when it is in both countries' interest.
According to Chinese state media Xinhua news, Xi told Biden that America's policy towards China has caused "serious difficulties" for the countries' relations.
"If China and the US work together, both countries and the world will benefit; If China and the US confront each other, both countries and the world will suffer. China-US relation is not a choice question that whether it needs to be done well, but a required question that how to do it well," Xi said, according to the Xinhua report.
The Chinese leader said the two countries can continue dialogue to "promote the coordination and cooperation" on issues such as climate change, COVID-19 and other international issues.
The call marked the leaders' second time speaking since Biden became President, with the first call about seven months ago. During their first call, Biden laid out parameters on engagement, but China has not engaged with working-level US officials in a way that has "satisfied" the Biden administration.
During the Biden administration's first face-to-face with Chinese officials earlier this year, the two sides traded diplomatic barbs that are rarely displayed in front of the cameras. Biden officials said they planned to address areas of deep concern regarding China's actions, which triggered an aggressive response from the Chinese officials.
"We continue to believe that setting parameters and guardrails for the competition, and maintaining open lines of communication, is really important. But these lower-level engagements have not been very fruitful, and, candidly, we've not been very satisfied with our interlocutors' behavior," the senior official said prior to the call.
"Given this reality, and you know what has been our consistent approach from the get-go about responsible management of the competition, about lines of communication, President Biden understood the importance of engaging President Xi directly on these issues."
The official added that "it's quite likely that engagement at the leader level is really what's needed to move the ball forward," given Xi's centralized power.
On the topic of Afghanistan and the Taliban, the official said the administration did not expect Biden to make a "particular ask" of China, and following the call, the official would only say the leaders talked about "global events."
Earlier this week, China announced it would provide almost $31 million worth of food, winter weather supplies, vaccines and medicine to the Taliban-controlled country and would maintain its embassy there.
Biden and Xi are expected to meet at some point, but the official did not expect a specific plan to be announced out of the call. — Agencies


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