Biden, Xi hold first talks in a year. Global conflicts, fentanyl and stable ties top their agenda
President Joe Biden arrives at San Francisco International Airport for the APEC summit, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year Wednesday with a solid handshake ahead of talks with far-reaching implications for a world grappling with economic cross currents, wars in the Middle East and Europe, tensions in Taiwan and more.
The two leaders, meeting at a bucolic country estate outside San Francisco, are looking to get communication back on track after a tumultuous year and to show the world that while they are global economic competitors, they're not locked in a winner-take-all faceoff.
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