The two leaders also announced progress on an order for MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones and an agreement that will allow U.S. Navy ships to undertake major repairs at Indian shipyards.
The president signaled over the weekend that he remains confident the U.S. government can avoid a catastrophic default.
The meeting appears to signal that the sides are working to ease strains which led to a breakdown in even the most routine communication.
Countries such as Germany and Italy are following the Netherlands’ example and studying export and investment controls adopted by the U.S.
The Chinese Ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, said ex-Soviet states don’t have sovereign status, a statement that ignores internationally recognized borders in Eastern and Central Europe.
In quiet conversations and back-channel warnings, Taiwanese officials have urged their American counterparts to tone down their rhetoric about the dangers of relying on chips made by TSMC.
A 21-year-old member of the United States Air National Guard with a junior job has been charged in the leak, the biggest in a decade.
Chinese military exercises are increasingly aimed at "winning the war without an actual fight,” Roy Chun Lee, Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister, said in an interview.
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed that the expected meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will take place at the Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California.
Although China already has protested the visit, several people familiar with the matter say they believe China’s response may be more muted than earlier feared.
