US President Joe Biden says relations between Washington and Beijing should "improve very soon" The United States this year this year suspected a Chinese balloon it suspected was for espionage. Biden said relations had deteriorated in the months following his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali last November.
The Biden administration also angered China after it targeted the chip trade, arguing that it could be used for military purposes. The Group of Seven warned China about its "military activities" in the region.