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Newly elected Lai Ching-te and his vice presidential running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim, in Taipei on Saturday. Photo: Daniel Ceng/ShutterstockTaiwan’s election of the presidential candidate China most distrusts puts at risk a fragile detente between Washington and Beijing, threatening another flare-up between the world’s biggest economic and military powers. Voters on Saturday gave the Democratic Progressive Party four more years in power, this time by choosing as president-elect the current vice president, Lai Ching-te , whom China condemns as an inveterate agitator for Taiwan’s independence—an outcome that Beijing has vowed to prevent, by force if necessary.

Persons: Lai Ching, Hsiao, Daniel Ceng, Shutterstock Organizations: Saturday, Democratic Progressive Party Locations: Taipei, China, Washington, Beijing

☆ In China, Henry Kissinger Was the Ultimate Door-Opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( James T. Areddy | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at the age of 100 at his home in Connecticut, said a statement by his consulting firm. The former presidential adviser led one of the most polarizing and influential diplomatic lives in U.S. history. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/APHenry Kissinger influenced how the U.S. and China interacted until the final weeks of his life. His death Wednesday at age 100 sparked recollections in both nations about how the former secretary of state’s secret trips to Beijing more than a half-century ago paved the way for the momentous 1972 visit by then-President Richard Nixon that allowed the U.S. and China to form a relationship.

Persons: Henry Kissinger, Jacquelyn Martin, Richard Nixon Locations: Connecticut, U.S, China, Beijing

A day after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Biden said during a speech at the APEC CEO Summit that the U.S. is “de-risking and diversifying” its economic relationship with China, but “not decoupling.” Photo: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersSAN FRANCISCO—During a much-anticipated summit this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at resetting relations between the two powers, President Biden took a briefing from Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, on a completely different topic: the swelling conflict in the Middle East. Israel’s fight against Hamas, a war in Ukraine that is slipping toward a stalemate and a tenuous detente with China are all competing for the president’s time with less than a year until the 2024 election. As Biden campaigns for a second term, the overlapping crises are complicating his bid to persuade U.S. voters he is focused on the domestic issues they care about most.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Jake Sullivan, Israel’s Organizations: APEC, Summit, Reuters, FRANCISCO, Hamas, U.S Locations: China, Ukraine

☆ Biden, Xi Meet as Underlying Frictions Remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Biden, Xi Meet as Underlying Frictions RemainPresident Biden said he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would continue to “preserve and pursue” high level diplomacy, after the pair held talks on Wednesday at an estate outside of San Francisco. WSJ’s Charles Hutzler analyzes the meeting. Photo: Doug Mills/AP

Persons: Biden, Xi Jinping, WSJ’s Charles Hutzler, Doug Mills Locations: San Francisco

☆ Biden, Xi Strike Warmer Tone at Summit but Underlying Frictions Remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Biden, Xi Strike Warmer Tone at Summit but Underlying Frictions RemainPresident Biden said he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would continue to “preserve and pursue” high level diplomacy, after the pair held talks on Wednesday at an estate outside of San Francisco. WSJ’s Charles Hutzler analyzes the meeting. Photo: Doug Mills/AP

Persons: Biden, Xi Jinping, WSJ’s Charles Hutzler, Doug Mills Organizations: Xi Locations: San Francisco

☆ China’s Xi Draws Standing Ovation From U.S. Business Leaders—and Some Doubts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Lingling Wei | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden said he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would continue to “preserve and pursue” high level diplomacy, after the pair held talks on Wednesday at an estate outside of San Francisco. WSJ’s Charles Hutzler analyzes the meeting. Yet on his first trip to the U.S. in six years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping didn’t make a pitch to win back American businesses and investors. Instead, at a dinner with U.S. corporate chiefs and other guests, Xi sought to enlist corporate America’s help in easing bilateral tensions, emphasizing the room for both nations to work together—a theme of his meeting with President Biden earlier Wednesday. Throughout his speech, Xi described himself as a leader of the people and stressed the importance of buttressing bilateral ties with people-to-people exchanges, but didn’t specifically highlight trade or investment.

Persons: Biden, Xi Jinping, WSJ’s Charles Hutzler, Brendan Smialowski, Xi Organizations: Getty Locations: San Francisco, AFP, China

☆ U.S. Executives Get No Reassurance From Xi on Tougher China Business Environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Lingling Wei | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A day after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Biden said during a speech at the APEC CEO Summit that the U.S. is ‘de-risking and diversifying’ its economic relationship with China, but ‘not decoupling.’ Photo: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersSAN FRANCISCO—Foreign capital is fleeing China. Yet on his first trip to the U.S. in six years, Chinese leader Xi Jinping didn’t make a pitch to win back American businesses and investors. Instead, at a Wednesday evening dinner with U.S. corporate chiefs and other guests, Xi sought to enlist American corporations’ help in easing bilateral tensions, emphasizing the room for both nations to work together—a theme of his meeting with President Biden earlier in the day.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Biden, Kevin Lamarque, Xi Organizations: APEC, Summit, Reuters, FRANCISCO Locations: China

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday ahead of a high-stakes meeting with President Biden at the APEC summit. It will be the first time Biden and Xi will speak since the U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in February. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg NewsSAN FRANCISCO—President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are going into a high-stakes summit Wednesday with a long list of contentious issues between the world’s two leading powers—and narrow room to find compromise. The two countries are close to finalizing agreements to restore communications between their militaries and cooperate in choking off fentanyl trafficking, U.S. officials said. U.S. and Chinese officials also have discussed a potential agreement for China, which has made no major order for Boeing jets since 2017, to resume purchases of the 737 Max.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Biden, Xi, David Paul Morris, President Biden, Max Organizations: APEC, Bloomberg, FRANCISCO, Boeing Locations: San Francisco, U.S, China

President Biden greeted Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit taking place in San Francisco. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty ImagesWOODSIDE, Calif.—President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a less contentious tone at their summit Wednesday, a reset that will be quickly tested by deep U.S.-China disagreements. With relations between the two countries near a low point, Biden and Xi agreed to resume communications between their militaries, cooperate on choking off fentanyl production and begin a dialogue on the risks of artificial intelligence. Their four hours of talks at a secluded estate outside San Francisco included a walk in the wooded grounds.

Persons: Biden, Xi Jinping, Brendan Smialowski, Xi Organizations: Economic Cooperation, Getty, — Locations: Asia, San Francisco, AFP, WOODSIDE, Calif, U.S, China

☆ What It Took to Get Biden and Xi to the Table
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Charles Hutzler | Lingling Wei | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

With only weeks to go to prepare for a possible summit with President Biden, Chinese officials floated a plan: If Xi Jinping agrees to meet, he first wants to sit down for a banquet with American business leaders. The White House said no. With a lengthy agenda of friction points to go over, Xi should see Biden first before the CEOs, American officials told their Chinese counterparts last month, according to people briefed on the plans. Beijing backed down and rescheduled the dinner for after the summit.

Persons: Biden, Xi Jinping Locations: Beijing

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Biden’s coming summit follows a period of spiraling tensions. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated PressThe U.S. and China made it official, announcing Friday that President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet next week for a summit that both powers say they want to keep their sprawling rivalry in check. The summit in the San Francisco Bay Area, which U.S. officials said will take place next Wednesday, will be the leaders’ first face-to-face meeting in a year. It comes after a period of spiraling tensions over technology, U.S. support for Taiwan and other issues and follows months of painstaking maneuvering by both governments to stabilize ties.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Biden’s, Alex Brandon, Biden, ’ Organizations: Associated Press, San Francisco Bay Area Locations: China, San Francisco Bay, Taiwan

Persons: Xi Jinping, Biden’s, Alex Brandon, Biden, ’ Organizations: Associated Press, San Francisco Bay Area Locations: China, San Francisco Bay, Taiwan

☆ U.S., China Agree in Principle to Biden-Xi Summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Joe Biden Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in November 2022. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated PressWASHINGTON—China and the U.S. moved closer to holding a summit between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping after months of careful diplomatic maneuvering to repair ties. Two days of meetings between Biden, members of his national security team and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week yielded “an agreement in principle” for a summit in San Francisco next month, a U.S. official said Saturday. China’s Foreign Ministry, in its assessment of Wang’s meetings, said, “The two sides agreed to work together to achieve a meeting of the two heads of state in San Francisco.”

Persons: Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Alex Brandon, Biden, Wang Yi, “, ” Organizations: Associated Press WASHINGTON, Foreign, U.S, China’s Foreign Ministry Locations: China, U.S, San Francisco

☆ China, U.S. Look to a Biden-Xi Summit While Wrestling Tensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Beijing reappointed top diplomat Wang Yi to replace Qin Gang as foreign minister during an emergency session, without addressing Qin’s mysterious absence. Chinese leader Xi Jinping had handpicked Qin seven months earlier. Photo: Florence Lo/Pool Reuters/Associated PressWASHINGTON—China’s foreign minister opened meetings with the Biden administration national security team to brighten the way for a summit between their leaders and keep in check the gamut of issues driving the countries’ tensions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken , who held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, said he wants to enlist Beijing’s help in keeping the Israel-Hamas war from widening. China’s harassment of Philippine ships trying to resupply a South China Sea outpost also drew a sharp warning from President Biden this week not to attack a U.S. ally.

Persons: Wang Yi, Xi Jinping, Qin, Florence, Biden, Antony Blinken, Beijing’s Organizations: Beijing, Reuters, Associated Press WASHINGTON, Foreign Locations: Israel, China, U.S

☆ U.S., China Both Try to Gain Upper Hand Ahead of Biden-Xi Summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Lingling Wei | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Strategy to Counter China in Pacific at Risk in Congress Budget Fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China’s Top Diplomat to Skip U.N. Assembly, Raising Doubts About Possible Xi Visit to U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Lingling Wei | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Gina Raimondo Says China Visit Aimed at Protecting U.S. Economic Interests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( Yuka Hayashi | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Visit by Taiwan Vice President Puts China in a Bind
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Chun Han Wongjoyu Wang | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: taiwan

☆ U.S. and China Poised to Drift Further Apart After Investment Ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S. Weighs Potential Deal With China on Fentanyl
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Brian Spegele | Charles Hutzler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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NATO leaders wrapped up two days of meetings in Lithuania on Wednesday having reaffirmed political pledges to Ukraine, but failing to agree to a timeline for its admission to the alliance. Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty ImagesThe U.S. and allies across Europe and the Asia-Pacific are holding together in confronting what they see as an increasingly entwined challenge from Russia and China, with a bout of diplomacy this past week showing the resilience as well as the limits of allied unity.

Persons: Ludovic Marin Organizations: Wednesday, Getty Locations: Lithuania, Ukraine, AFP, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Russia, China

Persons: Ludovic Marin Organizations: Wednesday, Getty Locations: Lithuania, Ukraine, AFP, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Russia, China

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