The Presidents of China and the United States hold a major virtual meeting. What will it mean for China-U.S. relations?

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden have engaged in a virtual summit that lasted for more than three hours. The leaders discussed a range of critical issues and the meeting has been described as candid and constructive.

To discuss:

• Gary Locke, former U.S. Ambassador to China
• Victor Gao is a current affairs commentator and a chair professor at Soochow University.
• David Firestein, CEO of the George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations.
• Charles Liu, is cofounder of Hao Capital.

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#China and the #US should prevent and avert crises and eliminate the root causes of crisis in bilateral ties, Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Feng said on Tuesday. https://t.co/CeQkhEqfTT

— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) November 16, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted U.S. President Joe Biden as 'old friend' at the start of their first video meeting, using an expression that Biden has pushed back on https://t.co/nUQIfF7x0K 1/4 pic.twitter.com/TEUE2vNEM5

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 16, 2021

President Biden and Xi Jinping met for nearly four hours. Biden is trying to engage in what his administration calls “intense competition” with China while averting major conflict. “We have a responsibility to the world as well as to our people,” he said. https://t.co/ZNEeNGbQKa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 16, 2021