 U.S. President Joe Biden met Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year on November 15 for talks that may ease friction between the two superpowers over military conflicts, drug trafficking and artificial intelligence, Biden welcomed the Chinese leader at the Filolia State, a country house in gardens about 30 miles south of San Francisco, where they will move later for a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. Di and opening remarks, Biden said the U.S. and China had to ensure that competition between them does not veer into conflict and manage their relationship responsibly. She called the U.S.-China relationship the most important bilateral relationship in the world and said he and Biden shoulder heavy responsibilities for the two peoples, for the world and for history. The leaders will be seeking to reduce friction between the countries, but deep progress on the vast differences separating them may have to wait for another day. We haven't always agreed, which was not surprised anyone, but our meetings have always been candid, straightforward and useful. I've never doubted what you've told me in terms of your candid nature in which you speak. I value our conversation because I think it's paramount that you and I understand each other clearly, leader to leader, with no misconceptions or miscommunication. We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict and we also have to manage it responsibly in competition. That's what the United States want and what we intend to do. We also, I also believe it's a world watch for both of us, candid exchange. We also have a responsibility to our people and the work in the world to work together when we see it in our interest to do so. And the critical global challenges we face from climate change to counter narcotics to artificial intelligence demand our joint efforts. It always faces problems one time or another, yet it hasn't. Last time we met in Bali, you said it was a year and a day ago. A lot has happened since then. The world has emerged from the COVID pandemic, but it's still under its tremendous impacts. The global economy is recovering, but its momentum remains sluggish. Industrial and supply chains are still under the threat of interruption and protectionism is rising. All these are grave problems. The China-US relationship, which is the most important bilateral relationship in the world, should be perceived and envisioned in a broad context of the accelerating global transformations unseen in a century. It should develop in a way that benefits our two people and fulfills our responsibility for human progress. China-US relationship has never been smooth sailing over the past 50 years or more and it always faces problems one kind or another, yet it has kept moving forward amid twists and turns. For two large countries like China and the United States, turning their back on each other is not an option. It is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other and conflict and confrontation has unbearable consequences for both sides. I'm still of the view that major country competition is not the prevailing trend of current times and cannot solve the problems facing China and the United States or the world at large. Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed and one country's success is an opportunity for the other. It is an objective fact that China and the United States are different in history, culture, social system and development path. However, as long as they respect each other, coexist in peace and pursue winning cooperation, they will be fully capable of rising above differences and find the right way for the two major countries to get along with each other, if in a promising future of the bilateral relationship. Mr. President, you and I, we are at the helm of China-U.S. relations. We shoulder heavy responsibilities for the two peoples for the world and for history. I look forward to having an in-depth exchange of views and reach new understandings with you on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of China-U.S. relations and our major issues affecting world peace and development.