“Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed,” Xi told Biden.
Before leaving for California, Kishida told reporters a meeting with Xi had not yet been decided on.
The aura of goodwill generated by the meeting was marred somewhat, however, by a comment by Biden.
“I feel that China-U.S. relations have eased, and maybe the next step will be cooperation,” said Xu Jiaguang a 31-year-old firefighter.
___Associated Press writer Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo and video producer Caroline Chen in Beijing contributed to this report.
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