Biden Meets With China’s Top Diplomat, Paving Way for Potential Xi Meeting

The talk occurred during the Chinese foreign minister’s second of a three-day visit to Washington, the latest in a series of high-level bilateral exchanges.

President Joe Biden delivers a speech to mark the one-year anniversary of his signing into law the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden met with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Oct. 27 in what has been widely seen as a precursor to a possible meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the coming month.

The talk, taking place on the Chinese foreign minister’s second of a three-day visit to Washington, marked the latest in a series of high-level bilateral exchanges between the United States and China as the two powers seek to stabilize ties amid ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.