'The Earth is big enough for both the U.S. and China to succeed together.'

Held at the Filoli estate in San Francisco, California, on the sidelines of the Asia- Pacific Economic Leaders (APEC) summit, this was the first in-person meeting between leaders in a year. At the four-hour meeting, both sides believed they had achieved "real progress," according to Reuters.

Ông Tập nói với ông Biden: 'Trái đất đủ lớn để Mỹ-Trung cùng thành công' - Ảnh 1. — US President Joe Biden hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Filoli estate, south of San Francisco Bay, California, on November 15.

Opening his speech at the summit, President Biden said that US-China tensions "should not escalate into conflict." He argued that the two countries need to manage their relationship "responsibly," as issues such as climate change, drug control, and artificial intelligence (AI) control require shared attention.

In his message to President Xi, Biden said that the most important thing is mutual understanding between leaders, free from misconceptions or misinformation.

In response, The Guardian quoted Xi Jinping as saying that "turning their backs on each other is not an option" for major powers. "The earth is big enough for two countries to succeed, and the success of one country is an opportunity for the other," he said.

The Chinese leader also called relations with the US "the most important bilateral relationship in the world ," adding that he and Biden "bear a heavy responsibility to our two peoples, to the world, and to history."

"For two major countries like China and the United States, turning their backs on each other is not an option. It is unrealistic for one side to change the other; conflict and confrontation would have unpredictable consequences for both," Xi added.

According to Xinhua, Xi Jinping also suggested that China and the US should have a new vision and jointly build five pillars for bilateral relations.

The White House later described the meeting as "frank and constructive," confirming that the two leaders discussed "a range of bilateral and global issues as well as exchanged views on areas of disagreement," NBC News reported.

The summit between Xi and Biden was seen by U.S. officials as an opportunity to ease tensions in what is considered the world's most dangerous rivalry. Recent developments have sparked hopes that the two countries can mend relations after years of disagreement.

At the APEC summit, along with leaders from 19 other economies , Biden and Xi are expected to continue discussions on a range of issues including Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Hamas-Israel and Russia-Ukraine conflicts, and tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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