The US-China video summit will be held this morning (16th). The White House said at the meeting that President Biden would raise US concerns directly and frankly with President Xi Jinping. It is noteworthy what role this summit will play in the ruptured relations between the two countries.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington.
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The leaders of the United States and China, who had only exchanged views by phone this year, decided to hold a summit meeting via video this morning.
The White House is in a position to say what the President himself will say.
[젠 사키/백악관 대변인 : 바이든 대통령은 중국이 국제 사회가 기대하는 규범에 따라 행동해야 한다는 그의 생각과 우려를 표현할 것입니다.]
A senior U.S. official said he would discuss unfair economic practices and coercive and provocative acts against Taiwan.
The White House reaffirmed its position that this meeting will not produce concrete results, but it is a place to responsibly manage the fierce competition between the United States and China so as not to escalate into a conflict.
[빅터 시/샌디에이고 대학교수 : 이번 정상회담은 미국과 중국이 좀 더 정상적인 관계로 돌아오고 있다는 초기 신호라고 볼 수 있습니다.]
A senior U.S. official added that while the supply chain crisis or tariffs on China, which are currently on the agenda, are not on the agenda of the summit, but global issues such as climate change and health are the subject of discussion.
China is also in a position that it will not avoid confrontation in order to protect its core national interests, so it is noteworthy what kind of opportunity this US-China video summit will have in establishing relations between the two countries.
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