Biden will push South Korea to take a hard line on China at the summit
The U.S. is trying to persuade Moon Jae-in to agree to a strong statement of concern about China when South Korean President Joe Biden becomes the second world leader to meet in Washington on Friday.
The White House wants to support a strong language in a joint appearance at the Moon summit as part of its strategy to work with allies To deal with China, according to five people who know the situation.
But four people familiar with the talks between the White House and the Blue House, Seoul’s presidential palace, have said the Moon does not want to insert a language that would trigger a drastic response from Beijing.