China’s President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Joe Biden that Beijing was prepared to work with Donald Trump’s incoming administration to manage differences in the turbulent US-China relationship.
The Chinese and US presidents met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru on Saturday, in what is expected to be their final meeting as leaders before Biden’s term ends in January. In his opening remarks before their private meeting, Xi said the US-China relationship had seen “ups and downs” over the past four years but had remained largely “stable”.
“China is ready to work with the new US administration to maintain communication, expand co-operation, and manage differences . . . for the benefit of the two peoples,” Xi told Biden.