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While addressing a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), Karine Jean-Pierre said, "We've been talking about the President, who said he was looking forward to meeting with President Xi..
US President Joe Biden will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Tuesday (local time)..
Jean-Pierre said, "What I'm saying is that we're aiming to have a constructive conversation meeting between the leaders in San Francisco in November so that's what I'm saying..
Karine Jean-Pierre said that the US has been clear with its policy with respect to China and called it "intense competition." She said that Biden will have a "tough but important" conversation with Xi Jinping..
The White House said Biden "emphasised that both the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines of communication," and he "underscored that the United States and China must work together to address global challenges."..
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