China Pressing US to Schedule Xi-Biden Summit, Reports Say


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https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202101221081853661-china-pressing-us-to-schedule-xi-biden-summit-reports-say/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - China has been pressing President Joe Biden's administration to explore holding a summit between the two nations’ leaders in an attempt to reset the troubled relationship, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. In December, soon after Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Biden on his election victory, Beijing raised the idea of dispatching Politburo member Yang Jiechi to Washington, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the initiative. The proposal, the report added, was conveyed through letters by the Chinese ambassador to the United States and other intermediaries. Beijing was planning to bring a...