Joe Biden and Xi Jinping standing together, with Biden waving.
The meeting of US President Joe Biden and China's leader, Xi Jinping, in November kicked off a series of high-level engagements between the two countries.
  • More engagement between the US and China doesn't mean they trust each other more, an analyst says.
  • Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer emphasized that Washington and China still disagreed on many issues.
  • But increased communications have stabilized tensions over Taiwan.

The US and China have been engaging more with each other. But just because they're talking more doesn't mean that they actually trust each other more, an analyst says.