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    In San Francisco, Asian Americans have mixed feelings about Biden meeting with Chinese President Xi

    SAN FRANCISCO — Along the lantern-lined streets of Chinatown, lion dancers, food vendors and thousands of people celebrated Asian culture ahead of the arrival of world leaders in San Francisco. A large red-and-yellow banner displayed a warm greeting: “Welcome Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders.” But earlier that Friday, student activists dropped a banner on the nearby conference center ...
    by Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times Nov 15, 2023 4 minutes
    Supporters cheer as the motorcade of China's President Xi Jinping passes as he arrives to his hotel near the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit headquarters on Nov. 14, 2023, in San Francisco, California.

    SAN FRANCISCO — Along the lantern-lined streets of Chinatown, lion dancers, food vendors and thousands of people celebrated Asian culture ahead of the arrival of world leaders in San Francisco.

    A large red-and-yellow banner displayed a warm greeting: “Welcome Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders.”

    But earlier that Friday, student activists dropped a banner on the nearby conference center with a different message: “Dictator Xi Jinping, Your Time Is Up! Free Tibet!”

    And at Embarcadero Plaza on Sunday, thousands of protesters including many Asian American activists chanted, “Shut down APEC.”

    As politicians from around the world arrive in San Francisco this week for the

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