US President Joe Biden on Monday told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping they were both responsible for preventing their superpower competition from turning into conflict, in rare talks aimed at thawing ties that are at their worst in decades.
Ahead of their first in-person talks since Biden became president, the two leaders smiled and shook hands warmly in front of their national flags at a luxury hotel on Indonesia's Bali island, a day before a Group of 20 summit set to be fraught with tension over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"As the leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our differences, prevent competition from turning into conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation," Biden said in remarks delivered in front of reporters.
"The world expects that China and the United States will properly handle the relationship," he said, adding he looked forward to working with Biden to bring the relationship back on the right track. However, Bali Governor I Wayan Koster told Reuters Lavrov had briefly visited a local hospital for a "check-up," and the Russian was in good health.Lavrov is representing Putin at the G20 summit—the first since Russia invaded Ukraine in February—after the Kremlin said Putin was too busy to attend.
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