By AP Nov 12, 2021 11:50:06 PM IST (Updated)
The two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and China
US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping will hold their much-anticipated virtual summit on Monday evening as the two sides look to dial back tensions after a rough start to the US-China relationship since Biden took office earlier this year.
The White House is setting low expectations for the video call between the leaders. Biden looks to stress that the two nations need to set guardrails in deepening areas of conflict in the increasingly complicated relationship between the two nations. White House officials said that no major announcements are expected to come from the meeting.
The two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and China, as well as ways to work together where our interests align," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement announcing the timing of the summit, referring to the Peoples Republic of China. Throughout, President Biden will make clear US intentions and priorities and be clear and candid about our concerns."