The United States and China reached an agreement on Friday to pursue the organization of a meeting between their respective leaders in the coming month, following President Joe Biden's encounter with China's top diplomat at the White House. In the midst of strained relations between the two global powers, President Biden extended an invitation to Xi Jinping for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit scheduled for November in San Francisco. However, Xi has yet to confirm his attendance. After productive discussions between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Biden, along with other high-ranking US officials in Washington, the White House announced that both nations had committed to maintaining "high-level diplomacy" to improve bilateral relations. The joint statement indicated their intent to work together toward a meeting in San Francisco between President Biden and President Xi Jinping this November. A senior administration official clarified that the White House was awaiting Beijing's confirmation of Xi's attendance, but noted that preparations for the meeting were already in progress. An official account of the discussions between Wang and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, as released by Beijing, confirmed that both sides had agreed to collaborate in making the meeting between the two heads of state a reality. In a separate report on his meeting with President Biden, Wang emphasized that his visit was aimed at halting the deterioration in China-US relations, stabilizing them, and redirecting them toward a path of constructive and steady development.
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