Amid Strained US-China Ties, Biden And Xi Likely To Meet In San Francisco On 15 November

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet on 15 November in San Francisco, marking the first summit between the two rival powers in a year, according to informed sources as reported by NDTV.

Although the date has not been formally announced, preparations have been made to convene the meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit hosted by the United States.

While neither government has publicly confirmed the summit, reports suggest that it is expected to take place.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed hope for a "constructive conversation in San Francisco" between the two leaders, with the last substantial talks occurring in November 2022 during a Group of 20 Summit in Bali.

Both leaders have previously spoken positively about those discussions, emphasising their desire to find ways to prevent conflict.

Nonetheless, tensions have re-emerged periodically, with the US raising concerns over Chinese surveillance activities, including a reported surveillance balloon over US soil.

Meanwhile, the US has imposed restrictions on high-tech chips due to fears of their military application by Beijing.

Further, another significant point of contention between the two countries is Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy that China claims as its territory and has not ruled out taking by force, but US is opposed to any such move by Beijing.