Global Unity Needed to Combat CCP’s Economic Coercion: Biden Official

The CCP’s campaign of economic coercion is ’very damaging and has plagued a variety of countries,' a senior administration official said.

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at San Francisco International Airport ahead of the APEC summit in San Francisco, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A senior Biden administration official on Nov. 14 emphasized the need for global collaboration to combat Beijing’s campaign of economic coercion ahead of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s meeting with President Joe Biden.

Mr. Xi is in San Francisco to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit between Nov. 14 and 17, where he and President Biden will meet for the second time. It also marks Mr. Xi’s first visit to the United States since April 2017.