Finally, two adults at the table

[watu05]

President Biden and Xi Jinping discussed topics including Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran, as well as human rights, climate change and concerns over Taiwan

Biden, Xi Cool Down Hostilities in Virtual Meeting

The White House said the U.S. and Chinese presidents discussed a variety of topics including Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran, as well as human rights, climate change and concerns over Taiwan.

www.wsj.com

 

[noble cane]

One is President for life.. the other for 15 more months..

 

[lawpoke87]

One is negotiating for the next 20 years. One is trying to figure out how to get this random Chinese dude off his computer screen.

 

[URedskin54]

Xi is known for adult behavior like banning Winnie the Pooh because critics said Pooh resembled him

 

[aTUfan]

i sure hope biden is addressing xi with the proper pronoun

 

[watu05]

These are the leaders of the two largest economies in the world and two nuclear powers whose relations have deteriorated over the past five years. Given the possibiliies for war, economic stagnation and climate damage, reestablishing a healthy albeit wary working relationship has to be a top US priority. A welcome change, paricularly from the previous administration’s carnival show approach which increased our trade deifict and created opportunities for military confrontations.

 

[URedskin54]

Are you wearing a Pooh shirt?

 

[lawpoke87]

These are the leaders of the two largest economies in the world and two nuclear powers whose relations have deteriorated over the past five years. Given the possibiliies for war, economic stagnation and climate damage, reestablishing a healthy albeit wary working relationship has to be a top US priority. A welcome change, paricularly from the previous administration’s carnival show approach which increased our trade deifict and created opportunities for military confrontations.

Confused why you keep mentioning our increase trade deficits with China?

2016 trade -$347M
2020 trade -$310M

347 > 310

Hard to imagine a man who can’t put together a coherent sentence negotiating anything btw. Hopefully others are taking the lead.

 

[aTUfan]

didn't the world shut down in 2020

 

[aTUfan]

These are the leaders of the two largest economies in the world and two nuclear powers whose relations have deteriorated over the past five years. Given the possibiliies for war, economic stagnation and climate damage, reestablishing a healthy albeit wary working relationship has to be a top US priority. A welcome change, paricularly from the previous administration’s carnival show approach which increased our trade deifict and created opportunities for military confrontations.

hope biden negotiates better than bho.

 

[watu05]

Confused why you keep mentioning our increase trade deficits with China?

2016 trade -$347M
2020 trade -$310M

347 > 310

Hard to imagine a man who can’t put together a coherent sentence negotiating anything btw. Hopefully others are taking the lead.

United States Balance of Trade | 2021 Data | 2022 Forecast | 1950-2020 Historical

United States Balance of Trade

The United States recorded a trade deficit of 73.10 USD Billion in June of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus...

tradingeconomics.com

Trump’s claim that trade deficits can be easily cured by tariffs have only made the problem worse. For those worried about inflation, the China tarrifs only add to the problem.

Yes, I prefer trusting the Biden adminstration to soberly negotiate serious issues. At least he will staff the process with experts not afraid to voice their opinions instead letting egomania control the process. Trump’s over hyped trade and foreign policy gaffes have to be reversed and put on a sane footing.

If nothing can be done about climate change because of China, shouldn’t addressing the issue directly with China be welcomed? Was it ever even addressed by Trump?

The relationship with China is critical in many areas and seeing those issues being addressed, tensions reduced, and understanding increased is a step forward. It will be a long, fraught process and the US needs to be a stable, trustworthy participant.

 

[aTUfan]

negotiations involves 'give and take'

biden/bho - we give, they take.

 

[URedskin54]

 

[lawpoke87]

United States Balance of Trade | 2021 Data | 2022 Forecast | 1950-2020 Historical

United States Balance of Trade

The United States recorded a trade deficit of 73.10 USD Billion in June of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus...

tradingeconomics.com

Trump’s claim that trade deficits can be easily cured by tariffs have only made the problem worse. For those worried about inflation, the China tarrifs only add to the problem.

Yes, I prefer trusting the Biden adminstration to soberly negotiate serious issues. At least he will staff the process with experts not afraid to voice their opinions instead letting egomania control the process. Trump’s over hyped trade and foreign policy gaffes have to be reversed and put on a sane footing.

If nothing can be done about climate change because of China, shouldn’t addressing the issue directly with China be welcomed? Was it ever even addressed by Trump?

The relationship with China is critical in many areas and seeing those issues being addressed, tensions reduced, and understanding increased is a step forward. It will be a long, fraught process and the US needs to be a stable, trustworthy participant.

I referenced trade numbers with China since this is what your post was regarding. Specifically, that tariffs imposed on China have increased our trade deficit with the same. That claim simply isn’t true. Directly from the US government

International Trade

www.census.gov

It’s reasonable to view any “negotiations Biden undertakes with skepticism given his lack of cognitive ability. As I said above, hopefully we have people other than Biden in the room heading these talks.

 

[noble cane]

United States Balance of Trade | 2021 Data | 2022 Forecast | 1950-2020 Historical

United States Balance of Trade

The United States recorded a trade deficit of 73.10 USD Billion in June of 2024. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus...

tradingeconomics.com

Trump’s claim that trade deficits can be easily cured by tariffs have only made the problem worse. For those worried about inflation, the China tarrifs only add to the problem.

Yes, I prefer trusting the Biden adminstration to soberly negotiate serious issues. At least he will staff the process with experts not afraid to voice their opinions instead letting egomania control the process. Trump’s over hyped trade and foreign policy gaffes have to be reversed and put on a sane footing.

If nothing can be done about climate change because of China, shouldn’t addressing the issue directly with China be welcomed? Was it ever even addressed by Trump?

The relationship with China is critical in many areas and seeing those issues being addressed, tensions reduced, and understanding increased is a step forward. It will be a long, fraught process and the US needs to be a stable, trustworthy participant.

You just keep on cashing those Chinese checks...

 

[URedskin54]

You just keep on cashing those Chinese checks...

Didn’t know watu was Lebron

 

[URedskin54]

A big reason we need to encourage divestment from China: they own us with sheer market power, coercing our largest and most powerful companies into immoral garbage. The soviets would have loved this kind of leverage

 

[lawpoke87]

Any chance Joe asked Xi what he did with Peng Shuai?

U.N. calls for proof of China's missing tennis star Peng Shuai's "whereabouts and well-being"

China's Foreign Ministry claims it's "not aware" of global concerns over the disappearance of Peng Shuai following her online claim of sexual assault by a senior politician.

www.google.com

 

[watu05]

More rebuilding key relationships without fanfare and accusations. After Trump’s bad cop act, time for the good cop to step back in?

Biden meets Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's AMLO in 1st 'three amigos' summit in 5 years

President Joe Biden hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on Thursday for the first North American summit in five years.

www.upi.com

 

[lawpoke87]

How’s that relationship with France working out? Guess we should be glad we’re getting cozy with China while pissing off France?

Aukus: France recalls envoys amid security pact row

The "exceptional decision" follows a pact between Australia, the US and UK, which scuppered a French deal.

www.google.com

 

[URedskin54]

Grownups destroy relationships with NATO allies by not telling them how or when you're doing things when moving out of afghanistan, forcing them to leave their own allies behind. When the UK, Germany, and France were saying that their relationship with the US was at it's lowest point ever during the withdrawal it sure sounded like they thought the grownups were in charge.

 

[aTUfan]

More rebuilding key relationships without fanfare and accusations. After Trump’s bad cop act, time for the good cop to step back in?

Biden meets Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's AMLO in 1st 'three amigos' summit in 5 years

President Joe Biden hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on Thursday for the first North American summit in five years.

www.upi.com

anybody will be your friend if you give them the farm and ask for little in return

 

[noble cane]

More rebuilding key relationships without fanfare and accusations. After Trump’s bad cop act, time for the good cop to step back in?

Biden meets Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's AMLO in 1st 'three amigos' summit in 5 years

President Joe Biden hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on Thursday for the first North American summit in five years.

www.upi.com

Based on Hunters relations with the Chinese.. i would say cop on the take..

 

[watu05]

More rebuilding key relationships without fanfare and accusations. After Trump’s bad cop act, time for the good cop to step back in?

Biden meets Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's AMLO in 1st 'three amigos' summit in 5 years

President Joe Biden hosted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on Thursday for the first North American summit in five years.

www.upi.com

China,Mexico and Canada are key relationships that have long needed attention and rebuilding The new NAFTA was essentially the old NAFTA with some window dressing and a lot of unnecessary drama. The China relationship was headed the wrong way as well. Biden has been slow to change course but seems to have realized that focusing on our mutual interests is a better path forward.