Posted on 11/14/2022 6:05:39 AM PST by FarCenter
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met on Monday for long-awaited talks that come as relations between their countries are at their lowest in decades, marred by disagreements over a host of issues from Taiwan to trade.
The two, holding their first in-person talks since Biden became president, met on the Indonesian island of Bali ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) summit on Tuesday that is set to be fraught with tension over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
They smiled as they shook hands warmly in front of a row of Chinese and U.S. flags in a ballroom at the luxury hotel Mulia on Bali's Nusa Dua bay.
"It's just great to see you," Biden told Xi as he put an arm around him, adding in remarks delivered in front of reporters that he was committed to keeping lines of communication open on a personal and government level.
"As the leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our differences, prevent competition from ... turning into conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation."
He mentioned climate change and food insecurity as problems the world expected their two countries to address.
Responding to Biden, Xi said the relationship between their two countries was not meeting global expectations.
"So we need to chart the right course for the China-U.S. relationship. We need to find the right direction for the bilateral relationship going forward and elevate the relationship," Xi said.
"The world expects that China and the United States will properly handle the relationship," he said, adding he looked forward to working with Biden to bring the relationship back on the right track.
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“Manage differences” translation, Xi renegotiating to ensure president vegetable remains bought.
Did Xi’s staff include a poop pad on Biden’s seat? I’m sure they observed what happened from Joe’s visit to the Pope.
China is an enemy...period...
I try not to say positive things about commies, but I must make an exception here. Xi went through his entire meeting with Biden without laughing at our potato president even once.
That’s some admirable self-control right there.
Biden will be eaten alive. This scares the sh*t out of me.
I wonder how many times Xi broke out laughing during that meeting?
Hope biden didn’t ask Xi to pull his finger...
(He probably did, but the press won’t report it).
I can’t even imagine Biden having a back and forth with this man. Sorry. Didn’t happen.
Yep, there is a common often used two word phrase for this, Strains credulity.
xiden can’t manage his mashed potato’s
biteme starts his speech today talking about election deniers.
Were Xi Jinping’s hands still in Biden’s pockets ?
.... for a nominal fee.
Yeah, because Xi has at least one thing Biden doesn’t; intelligence. Biden is and has been nothing but a thief and crook. The problem lies in the fact that the people who elected him were stupider than he is/was. That was thought to be impossible. The fact that he was elected proves that it is not.
“Manage differences”???
In DCspeak, this means he’s gonna give them LOTS of (our) money.
Joe will sell out for a box of those really cool finger traps.
We need to find the right direction for the bilateral relationship going forward and elevate the relationship,” Xi said.
Translation : Shut up and do as your told I have all the
replacement I need in your party.
More like ‘manage his cut of the bribery’ You know? They Big Guy’s 10%
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