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With just months to go before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, in what is expected to be the two leaders’ last meeting as presidents.
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With just months to go before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, on Saturday, in what is expected to be the two leaders’ last meeting as presidents.
Saturday’s talks—which are taking place on the sidelines of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit—will mark the third time that the two leaders have met during Biden’s presidency. But a new uncertainty will hang over this weekend’s meeting, as Beijing braces for the return of President-elect Donald Trump and his threats of a more aggressive trade war.
Don’t expect any major announcements from this meeting; U.S. officials have already said that the focus isn’t on deliverables or other outcomes, but on laying the groundwork for a smooth transition. Biden has “demonstrated that our two countries can and must manage our differences and prevent competition from veering into conflict or confrontation by maintaining open lines of communication and advancing cooperation in areas of shared interest,” a senior U.S. administration official said during a briefing call with........