"China's Foreign Minister Foresees Challenges Ahead for Xi-Biden Summit"

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden would not be "smooth-sailing" and that both sides must work together to achieve results. Tensions between the two countries remain high, but they agreed to work towards a bilateral meeting at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in San Francisco. Wang emphasized the need to eliminate interference, overcome obstacles, enhance consensus, and accumulate results. Discussions also covered military, financial, technological, and cultural exchanges, as well as the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine.