Biden vows not to decouple from China while deepening Indo-Pacific ties

U.S. president tells APEC CEO Summit that 'region more vital than ever'

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco on Nov. 16. © Reuters

YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer

November 17, 2023 06:29 JST

SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington would not decouple from China at an address Thursday, a day after he held a four-hour summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

"Let me be clear, we are de-risking and diversifying our economic relations with [China], not decoupling," Biden said at the APEC CEO Summit, which brought together private-sector and government leaders.