USA-China-Biden-Xi bilateral meeting on November 15th in California
White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre confirmed that the two leaders will meet on November 15 in California, on the sidelines of the Apec summit. At the center of the bilateral meeting between the presidents of the USA, Joe Biden, and China, Xi Jinping, are trade, the Taiwan issue and the difficult relations between Beijing and Washington. The two leaders last met almost a year ago, at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. White House officials, on condition of anonymity, explained that Xi and Biden will meet in the San Francisco Bay Area but did not provide further details for security reasons. The meeting is not expected to lead to any major announcements. According to an American administration official, “Biden is trying to manage the competition” with China by “preventing the risk of conflict and ensuring that communication channels are open.”
The new period of the World Internet Conference 2023, which started on Wednesday, continued today (Thursday)... with the opening ceremony of the "Light of Internet Expo" exhibition in Wuzhen, China. According CCTV The new era of the World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit (2023 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit) began with the opening ceremony of the "Light of Internet Expo" exhibition in Wuzhen city, located in the eastern province of Zhejiang, China. Highlighting its innovative and leading role, this exhibition integrated the in-person part of the event with its online part, focusing on areas such as digital technology, smart manufacturing, digital village development, innovative digital infrastructure and security informatics.
40 Chinese refineries were among the largest buyers of Iranian oil in October. ship tracking statistics from "Vortex", that China's crude oil imports have set a new record due to increased Iranian oil production despite sanctions and threats of the USA. According to statistics from this institute, 40 independent Chinese refineries have purchased around 1.45 million barrels of oil from Iran, the highest amount imported monthly so far. Vertex said in its statistics that China, as the largest importer of crude oil and also the largest customer of Iranian oil, imported an average of 1.05 million barrels of oil per day from Iran in the first 10 months of 2023. This is 60% higher than the peak of Chinese imports before sanctions in 2017. Iranian oil production reached 3.17 million barrels per day, the highest since 2018. The vortex is used in the oil and gas industry as a flow measurement tool in oil and gas transmission and processing systems .
