“I am told that I spent more time with (Chinese President) Xi Jinping than with any other world leader ... I traveled 17,000 miles with him in China, the United States and Asia in general. , and they told me, I spent with him one-on-one, only me with the translator and he with the translator, 24-25 hours, "RIA Novosti quoted Biden as saying.
Biden recalled that his acquaintance with Xi Jinping began when both of them were "second persons" in their countries.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that relations between Washington and Beijing will be competitive and cooperative in certain areas, as well as "confrontational where necessary."