Xi Jinping and Joe Biden spoke by telephone on Tuesday, signaling their desire to maintain dialogue despite the still very strong tensions between the two superpowers, whether over Taiwan or technological rivalry.
For this resumption of contact after their meeting last November in California, the Chinese president and the American president "had a frank and in-depth exchange of views", indicated the Chinese public television channel CCTV.
The White House mentioned in a press release a conversation which focused as much on the possibilities of "cooperation" as on "differences", and the spokesperson John Kirby specified that it had lasted an hour and forty-five minutes.
American Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will go to China from April 3 to 9, according to her services, and the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken will also go there soon.
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in a plush residence about forty kilometers from San Francisco last November to renew dialogue.
Chinese balloon
At the time, China and the United States were emerging from a period of very strong tension, linked to the flight over American territory by a Chinese balloon at the beginning of 2023.
The weather is therefore thawing, but there is no excessive heat coming from the official press releases published on both sides.
Particularly when it comes to Taiwan.
Joe Biden, according to the White House, called for “peace and stability” around the island which is preparing to take over a new president.
(to be continued)
