Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration
Video of the moment Blinken winces after Biden calls China’s Xi a dictator, upending months of careful diplomacy
Joe Biden & Xi Jinping sought to smooth relations at a meeting, yet hours after the carefully choreographed event, Biden described Xi as a “dictator” & Blinken’s reaction told its own story
Biden on the meeting with Xi: "Our conversations are direct and straightforward"
He added that their previous meetings were "honest, direct and useful".
"As always, there is no substitute to face-to-face discussions. I've always found our discussions straightforward and frank," Biden said", as CNN reported.
Xi has arrived VIDEO
The presidents of the United States of America and China, Joseph Biden and Xi Jinping, will meet today at the Filoli estate, 30 miles south of San Francisco, where they will discuss bilateral and global issues for about four hours, sources familiar with the plan of the meeting told the Voice of America (VOA).
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Biden, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss defense priorities during meeting
US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed defense and economic priorities during a meeting on Tuesday, the White House said, a day after Ankara backed Sweden joining the NATO military alliance.
Iran accuses US of provoking Middle East ‘crises’
Tehran on Sunday accused Washington of provoking tensions in the Middle East, a day after US President Joe Biden ended a tour to Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and arch-foe Israel.
Washington "has once again resorted to the failed policy of Iran-phobia, trying to create tensions and crises in the region," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement.
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Biden meets with Arab Gulf countries to counter Iran threat
President Joe Biden on July 16 will lay out his strategy for the Middle East as he closes out of the final leg of a four-day trip meant to bolster U.S. positioning and knit the region together against Iran.
Biden to meet with Israeli leaders on second day of Mideast tour
U.S. President Joe Biden will hold bilateral talks on July 14 with Israeli officials in Jerusalem, where the two allies are expected to declare a "united stand" on common foe Iran.
Biden touched down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday for the first Middle East tour of his presidency, which will see him meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders before flying onwards to Saudi Arabia.
Biden arrives in Mideast jittery about Iran nuclear program
President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday to open the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency, a whirlwind four-day trip in which he will hold talks with Israeli, Palestinian, and Saudi Arabian officials.
The US is urging China to Oppose Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to oppose Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Blinken spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.
Biden thanks Erdoğan, US signals support for Turkish F-16s
President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 29 for dropping opposition to the entry of Finland and Sweden into NATO, with the U.S. also signalling support for Türkiye's plan to buy F-16 warplanes.