Clashing economic and geopolitical interests are unlikely to make the Washington-Beijing equation easy and with the US a year away from the presidential election, the relationship will face increased scrutiny at home and abroad
There are deep and fundamental differences and stressors between the US and China that preclude any major breakthroughs or a new detente or a grand bargain coming out of the Xi-Biden meeting. A commitment to continued engagement, as has been happening in the run-up to this meeting between both sides, and reviving military-to-military dialogue would be a good outcome
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