White House Says Biden Wants to Meet With Xi as CCP ‘Attempts to Increase’ Influence

Communist China is engaged in a relentless march for influence throughout the globe, according to the White House, and President Joe Biden wants to meet with its leadership.
The White House is acknowledging that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is making strides in puffing up its international reputation following a CCP-brokered deal to reestablish diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
“China has made no secret of the fact that it wants to expand its influence around the world, whether that’s in Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East,” said National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby during a March 17 press call….}