Xi Jinping says he is willing to work with Trump to “manage our differences”

Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his willingness to “work with the new administration” of future US ruler, Donald Trump, to “maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences”, while his US counterpart, Joe Biden, Expressed hope that the bilateral competitive relationship “will not end in conflict.”

The two leaders spoke at the beginning of a bilateral meeting between Xi and Biden, who will leave the presidency of the United States in January.

Xi Jinping invites Trump for stable ties

Xi assured that he “wants to work for the stable transformation of China-United States relations for the benefit of both our peoples” and expressed hope that the two countries would “make wise decisions, reasonable decisions, to come together as two great countries.” Will continue to find a way to recover and achieve lasting peace and coexistence.

Xi and Biden agreed that their bilateral relationship is of paramount importance to the world and this high-level dialogue between the two countries, the third during the US president’s tenure, is necessary to avoid global instability.

“China aims to ensure that the stable, healthy and sustainable relations between China and the United States remain unchanged”

“China’s goal is to ensure that the stable, healthy and durable relationship between China and the United States remains unchanged,” said the Chinese president, who joined Biden at a two-day meeting in Lima of leaders of the Forum for Economic Cooperation. Asia-Pacific, according to efe,

“If we see ourselves as rivals or opponents, we compete distortedly and try to harm each other, “We will weaken the relationship or take it backwards.”said Xi, who assured that the world was facing “unprecedented challenges”.

congratulatory call

Last Thursday, the Chinese president called Trump to congratulate him on his victory and asked that relations between the two powers be “stable, healthy and durable.”

Biden, who will hand over power to President-elect Trump in January following the Republican victory in the elections 11 days ago, took stock of his relations with Xi.

“We haven’t always agreed, but our conversations have always been candid.”

“We have not always agreed, but our conversations have always been frank,” he said from a meeting room at Lima’s Delfins Hotel. This is the third and last bilateral meeting between Biden and Xi.

Biden said, “These conversations prevent miscalculations and ensure that competition between our two countries does not lead to conflict. It is our responsibility to our people and to the rest of the world.”

The US President highlighted progress with Beijing in high-level military-to-military communications, the fight against drug trafficking and security, and the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

They agree that nuclear weapons should not be used under the control of AI

At their meeting in Lima discussing the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI), Biden and Xi agreed on “the need to maintain human control over the decision to use nuclear weapons.”

“Both leaders reaffirmed the need to maintain human control over the decision on the use of nuclear weapons,” said information released by the White House about the bilateral meeting held in Lima after attending the APEC leaders’ meeting.

The talks were based on “candid and constructive dialogue on AI”, in which “both leaders reaffirmed the need to address the risks of artificial intelligence systems and find solutions to their security”.

Biden and Xi also stressed the need to “carefully consider the potential risks and develop AI technology in the military field in a prudent and responsible manner.”

This issue was one of the topics discussed in the bilateral meeting between Biden and Xi in Lima and, in the opinion of White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, it is one of the most concrete results of this third conversation between the two leaders. Which lasted for about an hour and 40 minutes in the capital of Peru.

“We have to start somewhere on the basic principles, and build from there with respect to the need to develop a common basis for reducing nuclear risk. And a good place to start is directly in the proposal that decisions involve human There must be controls regarding the use of nuclear weapons,” Sullivan said.

“I’m not saying that anyone is going to hand over control of nuclear weapons to artificial intelligence any time soon,” said Sullivan, who stressed that it is a step “in the right direction” with respect to mitigation, because it ” “Strategic Risk”. “The long term for two countries with significant AI capabilities”.