China’s Top Diplomat Says No ‘Smooth Sailing’ for Biden–Xi Meeting

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said there are still unresolved issues between the United States and China.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (C) during a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, on Oct. 27, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo

China’s top diplomat said on Oct. 29 that the road to setting up a meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping in the coming month wouldn’t be “smooth sailing.”

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks during a discussion with the U.S. strategic community in Washington on Oct. 29, which came after his series of meetings with President Biden and his top aides.