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Prior to the opening of the G20, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had their first face-to-face summit.

The leaders of the two countries agreed on preventing each other's competition from becoming a conflict, but differed on sensitive issues.



Reporter Jang Min-seong reports.



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The first face-to-face summit between US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the two leaders who exchanged greetings happily emphasized the need to manage conflicts between the two countries in one voice.



[Joe Biden/President of the United States: The United States and China will adjust differences between the two countries so that the competitive relationship between the two countries does not become a dispute.]



[Jinping Xi/President of China: I will work together with President Biden to ensure a healthy relationship between China and the United States. At

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meeting, which lasted for about 3 hours and 10 minutes, sensitive issues between the two countries, such as the climate crisis, food security, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Taiwan issue, and the human rights of minorities in China were discussed. It is also said to have been done.



The White House issued a press release, saying that President Biden emphasized the need to manage competition and maintain communication between the two countries, but oppose China's coercive and aggressive actions in relation to the Taiwan issue, and to oppose the human rights issues of minorities in China and the market economy. He said he had raised concerns about China's economic policy practices.



He also said that he was concerned about North Korea's provocations and said that the entire international community should pay attention to North Korea's acting responsibly.



China's foreign ministry announced that President Xi Jinping had no intention to interfere in US internal affairs, but said that the Taiwan issue is China's core interest and a red line that should not be crossed.



Regarding economic issues between the two countries, he said that it was said that it was against the principles of the market economy to cause trade wars and technology wars and cut off supply chains.