The first summit between US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping has come to a close.
The video conference started at 7:45 p.m. U.S. time on the 15th and 8:45 a.m. China time on the 16th.
The summit is the first in ten months since Biden took office in January.
The two leaders had talked twice in the past, but it was not at the level of a meeting.
The first summit between the two leaders was expected at the G20 summit held in Rome at the end of last month, but Xi did not attend the meeting in person and only participated in a videoconference.
With the US-China competition intensifying than ever before, the world's attention is drawn to the fact that the two leaders are meeting face-to-face, even through video, to discuss current issues and global issues between the two countries.
At the time of its inauguration, the Biden administration, defining China as the biggest threat and competitor, is putting pressure in all directions on issues such as trade, Taiwan issue, and human rights. It remains to be seen whether it will be possible to prepare and broaden the foundation for cooperation.
In particular, the United States and China are interested in what position they will take at this summit in that they have a significant impact on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula as well as on the North Korean nuclear issue.