Biden and Xi will meet in San Francisco this month

"I believe we have been clear about that," she said. Pressed further, Jean-Pierre backed away slightly, saying the US was "aiming to have a constructive conversation, meeting between the leaders in San Francisco in November". But later, she conceded that the meeting was "going to happen". The Chinese embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The two sides agreed in principle to a meeting between Biden and Xi following a visit in October by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, according to an American official at the time, but held off on an announcement as they worked to…