What to expect from Joe Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping – “Zombie diplomacy” in a cold war context

For the first time in a year and with the competition between China and the US in the red, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Wednesday with his US counterpart Joe Biden, as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ( APEC), in San Francisco. Analysts are talking about a “high-risk” diplomacy aimed at reducing tensions. There may be some progress or even agreements in individual areas of mutual interest, such as limiting the use of artificial intelligence in nuclear weapons or the fight against the production and trafficking of fentanyl, which has overwhelmed the US, killing tens of thousands of people annually. Some steps in climate cooperation are also not ruled out. However, no significant development is expected on the critical issues. After all, these are structural elements of the strategy of the two world powers, with US officials admitting that dealing with China has become the biggest challenge for the US, as, as they emphasize, […]
Source: News Beast

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