Biden, Xi Said to Talk Next Week

The transcript discusses an anticipated meeting between two presidents, focusing on stabilizing relations rather than achieving specific deliverables. Key topics include reopening consulates, trade issues, Taiwan tensions, and climate change. The meeting aims to prevent further deterioration in relations. Additionally, US lawmakers' visits to Taiwan are highlighted, with potential implications for US-China relations.

What is the primary purpose of the upcoming meeting between the US and China?

• To finalize trade agreements

• To discuss military cooperation

• To set guardrails on the relationship

• To reopen consulates

Which issue is NOT expected to be a focus of the US-China meeting?

• Trade tariffs

• Military alliances

• Reopening consulates

• Visa issues

What is the expected outcome of the meeting regarding the US-China relationship?

• Immediate resolution of all issues

• Substantial improvement

• Complete breakdown

• Stabilization

What recent event involving US lawmakers is likely to affect US-China relations?

• A trade delegation to Beijing

• A visit to Taiwan

• A military exercise in the South China Sea

• A climate summit in Washington

How is China expected to respond to the visit of US lawmakers to Taiwan?

• With military action

• By ignoring the visit

• With assertive rhetoric

• By inviting US officials to Beijing