President Xi Jinping meets with US counterpart Joe Biden via video link in Beijing
Upload time: November 16, 2021
President Xi Jinping highlighted on Tuesday the importance of a sound and steady China-US relationship in advancing the two countries' development and for safeguarding a peaceful and stable international environment.
▲ President Xi Jinping meets with US counterpart Joe Biden via video link in Beijing on Tuesday morning, Nov 16, 2021. Photo/Xinhua
Speaking at a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden in Beijing on Tuesday, Xi said sound and steady bilateral ties are instrumental to finding effective responses to global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
"China and the US should respect each other, coexist in peace, and pursue win-win cooperation," he said.
▲ A photo taken before a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday morning (Beijing time), Nov 16, 2021. Photo/Xinhua
Xi pointed out that both China and the US are at critical stages of development, and the "global village" of humanity faces multiple challenges.
"As the world's two largest economies and permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and the US need to increase communication and cooperation, each run their domestic affairs well and, at the same time, shoulder their share of international responsibilities, and work together to advance the noble cause of world peace and development," the Chinese president said.
"This is the shared desire of the people of the two countries and around the world, and the joint mission of Chinese and American leaders," he added.
Xi expressed his readiness to work with President Biden to build consensus and take active steps to move China-US relations forward in a positive direction.
▲ A photo taken before a virtual meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday morning (Beijing time), Nov 16, 2021. Photo/Xinhua
"Doing so will advance the interests of the two peoples and meet the expectation of the international community," he said.
The meeting was the first of its kind between the two leaders since Biden took office in January. They had spoken twice over the phone, in February and September.
