US, China agree in principle on Biden-Xi meeting in Nov

US and Chinese officials have agreed in principle on a meeting next month between presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, though the two sides must still finalize the arrangements, according to an American official.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, added that details of the get-together, which would likely occur during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in November, were still being worked out.

China's embassy to the US cited the city as a possible venue.
Another person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the two sides are still working toward an agreement. The breakthrough follows this week's visit by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, who held two days of meetings in Washington with secretary of state Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan - and also met with Biden on Friday at the White House.

US officials have been eager to announce a meeting between Biden and Xi, who have not spoken since they last met at the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia almost a year ago. "The two sides agreed to make joint efforts to clinch a meeting between the two heads of state in San Francisco," the Chinese Embassy in Washington said in a statement on the meeting between Sullivan and Wang.
Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity Friday, described the discussions with Wang, as frank, touching on issues including Beijing's policies in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong; disputes in the South China Sea; and counter-narcotics efforts.

Biden met for one hour with Wang and stressed the importance of the two countries communicating and managing competition responsibly, they said.