30.2 C
Accra
Saturday, December 7, 2024
World'It's not just a date it's a relationship' - US and Chinese...

Date:

‘It’s not just a date it’s a relationship’ – US and Chinese leaders set to meet

In less than an hour, the presidents of the US and China will meet.
A lot of people will be keeping an eye out for pyrotechnics, but some experts predict a calmer meeting than we anticipate.

“I don’t see any big shoot-out or clash,” says John Kirton, a political science professor and founder of the G20 Research Group.

“Both of these leaders have overwhelming incentives not to go, at the end of their meeting, in front of TV cameras and say: ‘We failed’.

“Too much is at stake for both of them and for all the countries they want to keep on their side, and there are so many things they can agree on.”

These include keeping North Korea from veering into nuclear recklessness and tackling climate change, Mr Kirton told the BBC.

He also pointed out that the meeting comes as the two leaders make their rounds in the region at high-level meetings, such as the Asean and Apec summits.

“It’s not just a date, it’s a relationship, and it means they can’t betray one another, because there’ll be payback in the next encounter. So there’ll be co-operation.”

But they are certain to stick to their guns on a number of things – both have signalled they will not concede on their respective positions on Taiwan, for instance.

Mr Kirton said Biden may use Russia’s recent setback in the Ukraine war to to Xi that “look, given what’s happened in Kherson… Mr Xi it’s probably a bad idea to invade Taiwan as soon as you might like”.

Biden will also be keen to show other leaders that democracy “is a model of the future internationally, and the kind of authoritarianism under Xi, dictator for life, is not really working at home for China any more”, said Mr Kirton.

Source: BBC

[forminator_poll id="710479"]

Latest stories

Video: Voters hoot at driver carrying food reportedly sent by Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in Ablekuma West

Voters in the Ablekuma West Constituency have allegedly rejected...

NPP and NDC supporters engage in heated argument at Kasoa polling station

A heated argument broke out between supporters of the...

Voting delayed at Mankessim Anglican School 2 over indelible ink shortage

At Mankessim Anglican School 2, voting has been delayed...

Dec polls: Heavens won’t fall if you lose – Goodluck Jonathan to political candidates

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has encouraged politicians to...

Voters report missing names and verification issues at polling stations

The 2024 elections have been marked by reports of...

EC denies involvement in military deployment at certain polling stations

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has...

Charlie Dior describes the kind of woman he wants

Popular fashion critic and Ghanaian vlogger Charlie Dior has...

Related stories

Biden grants full pardon to son Hunter amid criminal sentencing

US President Joe Biden has granted a full and...

Court issues 2-year suspended death sentence to former Bank of China Chair for bribery, others

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange on Tuesday received...

Ghanaians among UN peacekeepers injured in Southern Lebanon attacks

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has reported...

Russia denies Trump told Putin to restrain Ukraine war efforts

The Kremlin has rejected media reports suggesting that US...

More than 100 detained as protesters defy Amsterdam’s ban on protests

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in Amsterdam on...

Traffic jam erupts as cyclists from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng for dumplings

A social media trend that began as a lighthearted...

Adin Ross wins $1.6m on Trump election bet after public endorsement

American streamer and social media influencer Adin Ross scored...