The summit between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to focus on restoring military communications, with the US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, emphasizing the importance of open lines of communication. The agenda will also include discussions on Iran's nuclear program and its destabilizing impact, as well as Biden's vision for peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The US-China relationship is highlighted as delicate, with potential for conflict if not well managed. There are contrasting views on whether Biden will confront Xi about the recent Chinese spy balloon incident, with some defending Biden's handling and others questioning the lack of accountability.
BREAKING: White House's Jake Sullivan refuses to to say whether President Biden will confront President Xi about Chinese spy balloon when they meet in San Francisco, claims the balloon did not steal any important US data. WATCH https://t.co/hyj6sqdo0t
A reporter asks National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan if Biden will "try to hold China accountable for the spy balloon" during his meeting with Xi: "...We do not feel that there was any information gained that was problematic." https://t.co/c24B2B0ql9
Ahead of Biden's meeting with Xi Jinping, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan defends Biden's handling of the Chinese spy balloon he let surveil the entire country before ordering it shot down days later https://t.co/hkkoINtctF
🔴 US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SULLIVAN: THE US-CHINA RELATIONSHIP COULD EASILY VEER INTO CONFLICT OR CONFRONTATION IF IT'S NOT WELL MANAGED.
🔴 US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SULLIVAN: BIDEN, IN HIS MEETING WITH CHINA’S PRESIDENT XI, IS GOING TO SET OUT VISION FOR PEACE AND STABILITY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: "President Biden will make the point to President Xi that Iran acting in an escalatory, destabilizing way ... is not in the interests of the PRC or of any other responsible country." https://t.co/8c7kmQxgWI
🔴 US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SULLIVAN: BIDEN WILL MAKE POINT TO CHINA’S PRESIDENT XI THAT IRAN ACTING IN DESTABILIZING WAY IS NOT IN CHINA'S INTEREST.
🔴 US NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SULLIVAN: BIDEN & XI TO FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
Under Biden, communication between US and China's military have been severed “The Chinese have basically severed those communication links,” US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan US Military Talks With China Are Priority at Biden-Xi Summit https://t.co/ZwLbAwyd1h
Sullivan: Iran's nuclear program and the threat it poses will be on the agenda for a meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week https://t.co/cYh22zpouE
Joe Biden’s priority for his summit with Xi Jinping Wednesday is restoring military communications, the NSA's Jake Sullivan said https://t.co/bbF1YMIeoQ