Biden-Xi summit: Beyond hello and a handshake

High stakes are involved in talks between the two leaders.

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. PHOTO: AFP
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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.

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