Analysts See Modest Steps in US–China Relations, but Major Challenges Ahead After Biden-Xi Meeting

Published on November 22, 2023

President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to some efforts to warm U.S.–China relations, but foreign policy analysts say the inroads they made were modest and there remains a wide diplomatic gulf between the two nations after last week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. According to a White House readout of their Nov. 15 meeting, President Biden and Mr. Xi agreed to resume high-level military-to-military communication between their respective countries and new bilateral efforts to combat international drug manufacturing and trafficking. Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) Deputy Director John Dotson said any meeting between the leaders of the United States and China “is a sign of progress in and of itself,” but told NTD’s “Capitol Report” that the tangible results from their meeting will likely remain “pretty modest.”...

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