White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday said President Joe Biden is “responsibly” managing U.S.–China competition, and therefore there is a need to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in person on Wednesday. However, one Republican senator has said that the U.S. commander-in-chief has chosen to “embarrass the U.S. here at home.” “The U.S. and China are in competition. President Biden is trying to manage that competition responsibly, so it doesn’t tip over into conflict,” Mr. Sullivan said in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Nov. 12. “President Biden believes there is no substitute for leader-to-leader engagement, face to face, to manage a complex relationship like the U.S.–China relationship.”...Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/biden-believes-face-to-face-talk-with-chinas-xi-best-way-to-manage-competition-sullivan-says-5528406