Why is Xi not in a hurry to meet Biden?


Rendezvous poser: A meeting in 2013 between then vice-president Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Will they meet again this year? — AFP

THE United States is the most powerful country on earth. Most leaders of other countries would feel elated to have a chance to meet US president. But for weeks now, Chinese President Xi Jinping has not responded positively to Washington’s overture for a meeting with President Joe Biden.

Since June 16, officials from Washington have expressed their desire to arrange for a meeting between Biden and Xi. And US media have regularly checked response from Beijing.

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