"Counterparts" speaks of equivalency, and difference. History has shown them merely rotting peas, in a decaying pod.
"Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush also held such meetings with their Chinese counterparts at the annual gathering."
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Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the two leaders are due to ‘take stock of where we are in the relationship’.