China has made it clear that it does not want a deadlock in its relationship with the US – but the ball is now in the US court, says one Chinese expert.
Yawei Liu, director of the Carter Center’s China Program, told BBC Chinese: “I think China’s attitude is now very clear… it wants to restore the relationship.”
He noted that before the recent 20th Communist Party Congress, Foreign Minister Wang Yi had visited the US and made clear to US officials that China and the US “must find certainty in peaceful coexistence”.
But Mr Liu was also pessimistic that the meeting would lead to a breakthrough.
“The US does things, often in a very hardline style,” he said, pointing out the recent US ban on exporting chips to China.
He also noted that Biden has emphasised that they are not seeking conflict.
“But China’s perception is that it talks the talk but often does not walk the walk. For example, the US says it adheres to the One China policy, but it has made a lot of small moves on the Taiwan issue,” he said.
Source: BBC