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Thursday 16 November 2023

The Door



Five things we learned from the Biden-Xi meeting

"I believe these are some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had," President Biden said after the meeting. "We've made some important progress."

President Xi earlier acknowledged that US-China relations have "never been smooth sailing".

After the meeting he added that the door to talks between the two superpowers "cannot be closed again".


Presumably that's because Biden doesn't know where the door is. 

Yes a cheap shot, but the point is made. Must be an odd situation though. Xi will be aware of Biden's limitations and aware that he is talking with officials and senior political aides rather than someone in a position of personal authority. 

3 comments:

Scrobs. said...

You'd have thought that Obamalam might have actually pointed the old fart to the door, but that might have meant him being seen to be in charge...

Sam Vega said...

President Xi earlier acknowledged that US-China relations have "never been smooth sailing".

President Biden countered that his net-zero fleet of sailing ships were indeed very smooth, and that China had better watch out.

A K Haart said...

Scrobs - he might as well pretend to be Biden. It would be like a soap opera where one actor replaces another as the same character.

Sam - ships made from reclaimed wood with biodegradable sails.