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French President Emmanuel Macron says he hopes China and the United States can resolve their trade war but that any deal must "preserve the interests" of other economic partners, starting with the European Union, as he addresses an international trade fair in Shanghai. SOUNDBITE
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concern about China. IMAGES
Nairobi (Kenya), Sep 23 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- The resolution of the trade war being waged between the United States and China should be a priority for the World Trade Organization (WTO) says Kenyan Sports and Culture Minister Amina Mohamed, the candidate to lead the institution, which is suffering the worst crisis in its 25-year history, in an interview with Efe.FOOTAGE OF AND STATEMENTS BY AMINA MOHAMED, KENYAN MINISTER FOR SPORTS AND CULTURE, A CANDIDATE TO LEAD THE WTO.
US President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco next month for "constructive" talks, the White House says. "It's going to be in San Francisco, it is going to be a constructive meeting. The president is looking forward to it," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says of the long-awaited talks. SOUNDBITE
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and top US diplomat Antony Blinken meet with their Japanese counterparts looking to bolster a key alliance in the face of rising challenges from China. IMAGES
President Joe Biden's top aides will meet for the first time next week with Chinese officials in Alaska immediately on the heels of showing solidarity through trips to Asian allies wary of Beijing's might. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the trip "is an important opportunity for us to lay out in very frank terms, the many concerns that we have with Beijing's actions and behaviour that are challenging the security, prosperity and the values of the United States and our partners and allies." SOUNDBITE