ZURICH (AP) — With tensions rising between the global powers, President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to hold a virtual meeting before year’s end, according to the White House. China’s official Xinhua News Agency echoed that description, saying the two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views. At the start of Biden’s presidency, he pledged to press Beijing on its human rights record. At June’s Group of Seven summit in England, Biden successfully pressed fellow leaders to include specific language criticizing China’s use of forced labor and other human rights abuses in the leaders’ joint statement. Biden has criticized Beijing for “coercive” trade practices, including its use of forced labor, that has led to an unfair playing field.
