Biden Touts ‘Constructive’ Talks With China Amid Criticisms of Insufficient Progress on Key Issues

Following a high-stakes meeting in San Francisco, President Joe Biden touted that the United States and China had “some of the most constructive and productive discussions” on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific leaders’ summit. Critics, however, point out that the summit achieved minimal progress on the key bilateral issues. After hours of meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping at the secluded historic estate south of San Francisco, President Biden highlighted a few key outcomes: the restoration of high-level military dialogue, China’s commitment to reducing fentanyl exports to the United States, and tackling risks of artificial intelligence. President Biden made it clear that the purpose of the meeting was to manage “competition responsibly so it doesn’t veer into conflict.”...