President Joe Biden told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the US has every right to be in the Indo-Pacific in response to a question during their closely watched meeting on Wednesday, the American president said on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
“I had that brief discussion yesterday with President Xi,” Biden said at the Apec CEO Summit, attended by more than 1,000 business leaders. “He asked why we ... are so engaged in the Pacific. It’s because we’re a Pacific nation. And because of us, there’s been peace and security in the region, allowing you to grow. He didn’t disagree.”
