Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in San Francisco amid rising tensions between the United States and China.
Their meeting began with a handshake and a declaration by Xi that the world is "big enough" for both countries, despite years of mounting rhetoric and provocations.
"The China-US relationship has never been smooth and always faces problems of one kind or another. However, she has continued to move forward. For China and the United States, turning their backs on each other is not an option. Conflict and confrontation have dire consequences for both parties. Planet Earth is big enough for both countries to succeed," Xi said.
In his speech, Biden called for an "honest dialogue".
"I have always found our discussions to be direct and honest and I have always appreciated them. It is important that we understand each other truly, as leader-leader. We have to make sure that competition doesn't turn into conflict, and we have to responsibly manage that competition," Biden told his counterpart.
"We have a responsibility to our peoples and to the world to work together when we see it in our interest to do so. "The critical global changes we face from climate change to narcotics to artificial intelligence require us to work together," Biden added. (A2 Televizion)
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