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Biden and Xi Jinping Hold High-Stakes Summit to Improve US-China Relations

US and China Agree to Jointly Tackle Global Warming; Japan and US Enhance Economic Cooperation

  • President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are holding a summit in San Francisco to restore and improve US-China relations, with a focus on restoring military communication channels and avoiding potential conflicts.
  • US and China, the world's two largest climate polluters, have agreed to jointly tackle global warming by increasing the use of renewable energy with the aim of displacing fossil fuels.
  • Japan and the US have held a ministerial meeting of the Japan-US Economic Policy Consultative Committee, affirming their shared commitment to enhancing the rules-based international economic order and making their economies more competitive and resilient.
  • US and China are expected to announce an agreement that would restore talks under the Military Maritime Consultative Agreement, which is used by the US and People's Liberation Army navies and air forces to improve safety in the air and sea.
  • US officials are finalizing an agreement with China to crack down on the export of the source chemicals used to make fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opioid.
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