The presidents of the United States and China agreed on Monday that nuclear weapons should never be used, including in Ukraine, the White House announced.
“President Biden and President Xi reiterated their agreement that nuclear war should never be fought and strengthened their opposition to the use or threat of the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine,” a statement said.
The leaders of the world’s two major economies met on the sidelines of the G20 summit, which is expected to be dominated by the war in Ukraine.
Biden urges Xi to prevent rivalry from turning into conflict
United States President Joe Biden asked his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this Monday to find ways to work together to prevent the rivalry between the two powers from turning into conflict.
“Our two nations share a responsibility for dealing with our differences. We must prevent competition from becoming a conflict. We must find ways to work together on pressing global issues that require our cooperation,” Biden said at the start of a meeting in Bali, Indonesia. .
For his part, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed a desire to have a “candid conversation” with his American counterpart.
“I am ready to engage in a frank and in-depth conversation on issues of strategic importance to the relationship between China and the United States on a global and regional level,” Xi said at the start of his meeting with Biden on the Indonesian island. Bali. .
Biden and Xi opened their first face-to-face meeting since the US president took office nearly two years ago with a handshake at a luxury hotel in Indonesia, where they will attend the G20 summit, which will bring together the leaders of the most developed countries. brings together. and the major emerging powers.
The meeting comes at a time of renewed tensions between China and the United States, fueled by disagreements over the war in Ukraine, the Taiwan issue and restrictions imposed by Washington on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to the Asian country.
Source: DN
