The virtual meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping produced no concrete breakthroughs but the two leaders sought to keep the many disputes between the two countries from escalating into a broader conflict
President Joe Biden meets virtually with President Xi Jinping of China at the White House on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. In a chilly relationship of mutual mistrust, staving off the prospect of a broader conflict between two superpowers counts as progress.
Image: Doug Mills/The New York TimesThe virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, produced no breakthroughs in a relationship that has spiraled dangerously downward. That was not the intent.©2019 New York Times News Service