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Why ‘stabilisation’ is a misnomer for Xi-Biden meeting
Given the irritants on the horizon, even if the meeting in San Francisco is relatively cordial, relations are likely to quickly deteriorate amid ongoing strategic competition.
James CurranInternational affairs expertWhen Joe Biden meets Xi Jinping in San Francisco this week it will be their seventh interaction since Biden became president, yet only the second time they have met in person. This one is the most important.
Like Australia, the US also looks to institutionalise “stability” with China. Like Canberra, Washington appears to be heading into the encounter with little appetite for grand statements.
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