Xi, Biden Near Agreement on Reopening Consulates

  • President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping may be near reopening consulates closed as relations spiraled in the final year of the Trump administration, a step that would mark progress in repairing fractured ties.
  • The two leaders may are also likely to announce an easing of visa restrictions, Politico reported Thursday, citing sources it did not identify.
  • Xi and Biden could agree on a framework for reducing trade tensions that erupted during the Trump administration, the news website said, and Biden is likely to seek more talks between climate envoys.