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Biden-Xi summit: Beyond hello and a handshake
High stakes are involved in talks between the two leaders.
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China’s leader Xi Jinping (left) and US President Joe Biden have had no contact since Nov 22, 2022, during the G-20 summit in Bali.
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Expectations are rising about a meeting between United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping in mid-November.
“We’re aiming to have a constructive conversation, meeting between the leaders in San Francisco in November,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said recently of the long-awaited talks. The plan is for it to take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit, scheduled to run from Nov 11 to 17.
