XI, BIDEN TACKLE PRESSING ISSUES

Leaders agree to initiate more contacts on military, AI, climate, air travel, exchanges

President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden agreed to enhance dialogue and cooperation in various fields during a summit on Wednesday, with both sides pledging to initiate intergovernmental talks on artificial intelligence, step up counternarcotics cooperation and jointly tackle the climate crisis.

These consensuses between the leaders of the world's two largest economies were reached during their hourslong meeting at Filoli, a historic estate south of San Francisco, California. The summit included several sessions, a working luncheon and a brief walk after the luncheon.

The two presidents agreed, on the basis of equality and respect, to resume high-level military-to-military communication. This includes the China-US Defense Policy Coordination Talks and the China-US Military Maritime Consultative Agreement meetings, as well as telephone conversations between theater commanders.