Pandas, fentanyl and Taiwan -- takeaways from Biden's meeting with Xi

Nov 16, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    36% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    50% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    34% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    46% Negative

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"A U.S. official said President Biden did most of the talking on the matter, and that Xi mostly listened, and that it was too soon to tell what sort of message China was sending to Tehran and how it was being received."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"According to Beijing's description of the meeting, Xi pressed President Biden to lift sanctions and change policies on export controls for sensitive equipment."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"In their private session, President Biden appealed to Xi to use his influence to try to calm global tensions, particularly to try to pressure Iran not to widen the conflict between Israel and Hamas."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"However, a senior administration official said they spoke about their wives, and President Biden wished Xi's wife a happy birthday."
Positive
34% Conservative
"On Sunday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN that President Biden wanted practical ways to show that meeting with Xi can help defend American interests and also deliver progress on the priorities of the American people."
Positive
18% Conservative
"On Sunday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN that President Biden wanted practical ways to show that meeting with Xi can help defend American interests and also deliver progress on the priorities of the American people."
Positive
18% Conservative
"In addition to a formal bilateral meeting, President Biden and Xi shared a lunch with top advisers and strolled the verdant grounds of the luxury estate where their meeting took place."
Positive
16% Conservative
"President Biden said afterwards that the meeting included some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had."
Positive
14% Conservative
"Bilateral meetings aren't always conducive to a personal touch, and President Biden and Xi were flanked by advisers on opposite sides of a long table."
Positive
14% Conservative
"President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down together on Wednesday just outside of San Francisco, where Asian leaders gathered for an aual summit."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Biden presses China to act like a superpower in cooling global tensionsBeijing has long sought to be treated as an equal by Washington, and President Biden sought to leverage those ambitions with Xi to address two devastating wars."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Biden presses China to act like a superpower in cooling global tensionsBeijing has long sought to be treated as an equal by Washington, and President Biden sought to leverage those ambitions with Xi to address two devastating wars."
Positive
12% Conservative
"President Biden also emphasized the length of their relationship and the value of their interactions."
Positive
10% Conservative
"We haven't always agreed, which was not a surprise to anyone, but our meetings have always been candid, straightforward and useful, President Biden said."
Positive
10% Conservative
"It's going to save lives, and I appreciated President Xi's commitment on this issue, President Biden said at a press conference after his meeting."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Zoe Liu, a fellow for China studies at the Council for Foreign Relations, described the meeting between President Biden and Xi as a positive step, albeit an incremental one."
Positive
4% Conservative
"It's personalPresident Biden and Xi go back years, and President Biden often repeats the story of their meetings when they were both vice presidents."
Positive
4% Conservative
"It's personalPresident Biden and Xi go back years, and President Biden often repeats the story of their meetings when they were both vice presidents."
Positive
4% Conservative
"In addition, President Biden and Xi reached an agreement to resume military-to-military communications."
Positive
2% Conservative
"President Biden said he reaffirmed the United States' One China policy and its belief that any resolution must be peaceful."
Positive
2% Conservative
"There's no indication that President Biden will agree to take such steps."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The agreements helped fulfill the White House's goal for the meeting -- prove to voters that President Biden's dedication to personal diplomacy is paying off."
Positive
0% Conservative
"A 'clear-headed' exchange and a warning on TaiwanPresident Biden and Xi held a clear-headed and not heated discussion on Taiwan -- the most sensitive topic in the relationship with the greatest potential to spiral into wider conflict."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Zhang Lei, a Chinese businessman whose company, Cheche Group, is listed on NASDAQ, said high-level meetings such as the one between President Biden and Xi can help assure companies that have been hesitant to invest in China."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"A U.S. official said President Biden did most of the talking on the matter, and that Xi mostly listened, and that it was too soon to tell what sort of message China was sending to Tehran and how it was being received."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"President Biden has also pressed Xi to continue to withhold military support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"I'm not going to change that, President Biden said."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"President Biden also called on China to avoid meddling in Taiwan's elections next year."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"According to Beijing's description of the meeting, Xi pressed President Biden to lift sanctions and change policies on export controls for sensitive equipment."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"But on Wednesday, it was Xi's turn to reference their previous encounters during brief public remarks, although he eschewed the embellishments that President Biden usually adds to the tale."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"The official said President Biden was very clear to Xi that such communications between U.S. and China should be institutionalized and that they are not done as a gift or as a favor to either side."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Trending stories at Scrippsnews.comBiden calls Xi a 'dictator' after 'straightforward' meetingSenate votes 87-11 to pass short-term government funding billChina's president meets with 'old friends' from Iowa during US visit"
Negative
-16% Liberal
"New agreementsPresident Biden left the meeting with commitments on key issues."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"President Biden said the U.S. and China would talk more about artificial intelligence as well.We're going to get our experts together and discuss risk and safety issues, he said."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"In their private session, President Biden appealed to Xi to use his influence to try to calm global tensions, particularly to try to pressure Iran not to widen the conflict between Israel and Hamas."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Xi, a U.S. official said, told President Biden he had no plans to invade the island, though President Biden chided him for China's massive military build-up around Taiwan."
Negative
-46% Liberal
"Xi, a U.S. official said, told President Biden he had no plans to invade the island, though President Biden chided him for China's massive military build-up around Taiwan."
Negative
-46% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : A U.S. official said President Biden did most of the talking on the matter, and that Xi mostly listened, and that it was too soon to tell what sort of message China was sending to Tehran and how it was being received.
45% : According to Beijing's description of the meeting, Xi pressed President Biden to lift sanctions and change policies on export controls for sensitive equipment.
34% : In their private session, President Biden appealed to Xi to use his influence to try to calm global tensions, particularly to try to pressure Iran not to widen the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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