Will a Biden-Xi meeting really put everything right?

Although U.S. and Chinese officials have proved more willing to talk in recent weeks, with presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping appearing set to meet next month, this "does not mean anything has really changed at the heart of their rivalry," argues Ian Bremmer.   Pointing to slowing economic momentum and other "urgent domestic challenges," the president of Eurasia Group says that in the short term, "Xi and Biden could both use a period of calm and predictability in their most important international relationship to allow them to focus on headaches at home.   "But there are structural reasons why we should not expect Washington and Beijing to remake their relations for the better," Bremmer adds, pointing to tensions that can be expected to arise from election campaigns in both Taiwan and the U.S. as well as continuing disputes about technology controls and territorial claims.   You can read all our Opinion pieces here.	All Newsletters  |  View in browser
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	October 21, 2023

	Recent warming in U.S.-China ties will not last long Although U.S. and Chinese officials have proved more willing to talk in recent weeks, with presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping appearing set to meet next month, this "does not mean anything has really changed at the heart of their rivalry," argues Ian Bremmer.   Pointing to slowing economic momentum and other "urgent domestic challenges," the president of Eurasia Group says that in the short term, "Xi and Biden could both use a period of calm and predictability in their most important international relationship to allow them to focus on headaches at home.   "But there are structural reasons why we should not expect Washington and Beijing to remake their relations for the better," Bremmer adds, pointing to tensions that can be expected to arise from election campaigns in both Taiwan and the U.S. as well as continuing disputes about technology controls and territorial claims.   You can read all our Opinion pieces here.
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