WASHINGTON — Two issues that dominate the U.S.-China economic relationship, tariffs and supply chain woes, will take a backseat Monday to more pressing security concerns when President Joe Biden holds a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“I don’t expect tariffs will be something that we will discuss tomorrow night,” said a top Biden official during Sunday’s background briefing about the anticipated video conference. 

When asked if Biden or Xi might discuss the global supply chain crisis in the world, the official replied that it wasn’t something he expected to have a major point of conversation.

The two men noted however that Biden, Xi and others will “interact through the course” on “a variety of economic and other topics.”

Beijing is determined to convince the United States of lifting the tariffs on Chinese-made goods worth approximately $370 Billion that were imposed by Donald Trump in the past. 

This is also the goal of the U.S. Business community. They have been pressing the Biden administration nearly one year for the lifting of tariffs. 

Given the high-profile U.S./China tariff wars and trade, it was not surprising that they were not on Monday’s agenda. 

Business leaders will also be shocked to learn that Biden, Xi and others don’t intend to devote significant time to this unprecedented disruption in global supply chains. This is rooted in the Covid-19 pandemic. continues to worsen. 

So far, however, the White House refused to give any specific details on Monday’s agenda.

Senior aides said that the meeting could last for “several hour” and that Biden would and Xi speak through interpreters. They refused to give any details about who or how the “summit” would be structured. 

But one thing is for certain: The United States will make rising tensions with Taiwan and China a top priority. 

The Biden administration noticed that China is increasing military drills near Taiwan over the past months.

“Our policy [towards Taiwan]”It has been consistent, and it remains consistent. I expect that the president will reaffirm this,” said the official.

They said, “I don’t know what the President will say tomorrow night but I expect it to be an interesting topic tomorrow night.”

White House officials have stated that the summit’s goal is to prevent conflict from what China calls “intense rivalry”.

According to the official, “We need to clarify our motives and priorities in order to avoid miscommunications.” The president will make it clear, too that he wants to create common-sense guardrails in order to prevent miscalculations and misunderstandings. So you can maintain responsible competition.

Biden will also discuss China’s record on human rights at the meeting.

Beijing is being condemned internationally for their policies. “extensive program of repression”Against members of the Uyghur Muslim minority group. This includes forced labor, the mass incarceration of over a million people in “reeducation” campsAnd the alleged sterilization of Uyghur women, as reported by news media and the U.S. State Department. Beijing claims it does not violate the human rights of Uyghurs.

The United States of America and its allies participated in the March elections imposed sanctions on several officials in Xinjiang Province, the traditional homeland of the Uyghur people. Tony Blinken Secretary of State has described the China treatment of Uyghurs as a “genocide.” However, Biden has resisted using the term.

Washington and Beijing recently tried to emphasize their cooperation in areas where they share common interests, despite these tensions.

It was witnessed at the COP24 Climate Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. It was attended by American and Chinese envoys. announced a surprise joint agreementTo set new goals for reducing fossil fuel consumption.

Together, the United States and China are responsible for more than 35% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, although China produces more than double what America does.

China and Washington could cooperate on climate change, which is one of few areas where they can benefit. A White House official stated that Biden would spend Monday with Beijing discussing possible cooperation areas. However, these are not typical issues. Often the two nations are at opposite ends.

China’s Communist one-party government, Xi has attempted to overthrow the United States’ number one political and economic power. It exerted economic influence all over the globe by financing infrastructure projects and forging transactional alliances only with other countries.

The Communist party in Hong Kong has brutally crushed dissidents and slowly restricted the freedoms that citizens from the ex-British protectorate have enjoyed for over a century.

The White House sees these developments as part of an ongoing strategy, which in some cases poses a greater threat to America than any other issue.

China is offering a world an alternative to rules-based, liberal democracy through both its words and actions. Beijing’s message is clear: Democracy has won. failed to deliver for its people.

Biden responded to this threat by working with NATO allies to unify the U.S. alliances in the Pacific and at the G-7 Conference.

“We’re in a contest — not with China per se — but a contest with autocrats, autocratic governments around the world, as to whether or not democracies can compete with them in the rapidly changing 21st century,” Biden said at a NATO summit earlier this year.