President Xi Jinping meets with US counterpart Joe Biden via video link in Beijing on Nov 16, 2021. - Xinhua
BEIJING (China Daily/Asia News Network): The virtual summit between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden on Tuesday (Nov 16) could not have come more timely. The world had been concerned whether China-US ties, instead of rebounding from the Trump-era trough, would spiral into a new Cold War when cooperation is urgently needed for the world to emerge from the Covid pandemic, economic recession and climate crisis.
There is no substitute for head-of-state diplomacy in keeping the world's most consequential relationship on track. Xi and Biden have a personal relationship that goes back a decade. When they were seen smiling and waving to each other on screen, many felt a sense of relief.
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