Biden and Xi greet each other with a warm handshake on the sidelines of APEC. Follow live updates
by Via AP news wire
Nov 15, 2023
4 minutes
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted each other with a warm handshake Wednesday as they met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.
The two leaders last spoke a year ago, and since then, already fraught ties between the nations have been further strained.
The outcome of Wednesday's talks could have far-reaching implications for an anxious world that is grappling with global economic cross-currents from the pandemic, wars in the Middle East and Europe, upcoming elections in Taiwan and more. Follow live updates.
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